http://www.tweenparent.com/categories/view/6 en-us Your Parenting Source for the Pre-Teen Years Thu, 23 May 2013 22:37:25 +0000 CakePHP http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/346 The first few weeks of school are special ones. Kids are still finding their way among classmates while trying to gauge their teachers' approach and expectations. Slates are clean and possibilities... Sat, 06 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/346 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/330 I have worked in schools at every level, and I will tell you that the most challenging is the middle school. Having survived this period with my own three sons, I believe the most difficult age is... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/330 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/24 How much homework is enough? Parents remain deeply divided on whether kids get too little or too much homework. Some believe that practice makes... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/24 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/317 In Education, failure IS an option, and a pretty good one at that.Fear of failure is not a big issue for most kids going off to first grade. Their life is not yet framed with questions of success... Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/317 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/304 In this companion book to The Doll Shop Downstairs (2009), Anna learns the joys and challenges of adding a same-age cousin to her family. Though the sisters-9-year-old Trudie, 11-year-old Anna... Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/304 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/298 Fractions is a very hard topic for many American tweens in elementary school. But parents and teachers can change this. When Judy Stone was teaching 5th grade, she did an experiment with... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/298 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/288 Every June, as middle school students look forward to a summer without homework, their parents often express concern that time away from school will shortchange academic progress. But academics are... Sun, 29 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/288 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/284 What is your child's learning... Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/284 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/272 Being on the cusp of adulthood is tricky. Parents know that dealing with the enormous emotional, physical, social, and intellectual changes of an early adolescent can feel like wearing a blindfold while... Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/272 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/265 The start of the school year is a great time to adopt new, organized habits. Here are some ideas to help you keep tabs on your family's whereabouts, allow you to see what arrangements need to be made,... Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/265