http://www.tweenparent.com/categories/view/4 en-us Your Parenting Source for the Pre-Teen Years Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:56:42 +0000 CakePHP http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/257 Bullying that takes place over the internet? How can that be? Can't you just close out of the window or sign off? These are the attitudes so commonly taken by parents and educators today. Even some... Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/257 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/249 Last week, a Long Island high school senior committed suicide, and the website Formspring.me is suspected as a cause. Yet most parents don't even know it exists. Formspring is the latest cyberscourge... Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/249 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/225 Very few tween parents have not thought about (or been hounded by!) their tween wanting a cell phone. Parents tend to feel strongly, whatever their opinion. The parents who've chosen to allow their... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/225 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/220 Social networking is not going away. As a matter of fact, it is growing faster than anyone could have predicted. Facebook currently has over 350 million users. Who knows how many of them are under... Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/220 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/210 As we move into the final stages of the holiday season, we see lists everywhere...Santa lists, gift wish lists for generous relatives, lists of preparations for holiday parties, grocery lists, "to do"... Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/210 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/208 As a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle or friend, sometimes it's hard to go into a game store or online and figure out what to buy for that special little someone. Of course, a gift card is always an... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/208 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/206 If anyone has ever shopped for a video game for their pre-teen (and it doesn't matter what platform -- PlayStation, Xbox, DSi, Wii, etc.), they're most likely familiar with the ratings that provide... Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/206 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/202 The rise of gadgetry in today's society has many parents wondering "What is too much screen time?" Parents find that, once their pre-teens are 'plugged-in' to almost any electronic device, they are... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/202 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/201 It seems that everywhere we turn, as technology proliferates, there are newer, better, faster, cheaper gadgets that we, as a society, "need." Just think, a plasma television (which of course is no... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/201 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/183 Not long ago, gathering information for a paper implied a trip to the library. There, in the stacks of books, and often with the help of a librarian, a student would slowly but surely fill his arms... Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/183