http://www.tweenparent.com/categories/view/8 en-us Your Parenting Source for the Pre-Teen Years Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:53:28 +0000 CakePHP http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/260 School is out, summer is here and our attention has shifted from academics to play. For many... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/260 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/256 My dad, Herman "Hy" Larris, died of a sudden heart attack when he was 50 and I was 15. I only had a child's perspective of him. I knew him as Daddy, a man who loved his wife and three kids and worked... Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/256 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/254 As June heats up and school winds down kids everywhere vibrate with excitement at the approach of the long summer vacation. For freedom from homework and school night bedtimes, for the sheer potential... Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/254 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/251 "How was school today?""Fine.""What did you do?""Nothing." Is this how conversations usually go with your preteen or teenage son? If so, this is typical. The little boy who used... Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/251 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/247 My mom, Martha Scolnick Larris, has been gone for 15 years. Memories of her pop in unexpectedly throughout the year... her impressive vocabulary, her love of sales, her incomparable matzoh balls! But... Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/247 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/245 It's important for every parent to realize that, first and foremost, children live what they know...and they know what they live. This principle means that the best way to raise a healthy daughter... Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/245 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/243 We all do it at times: nag, preach, go on and on whilst getting tired of listening to our own voices. But there are lots of easier and more effective ways to communicate with our kids to get them... Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/243 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/241 Many parents speak of the ongoing challenge of finding an appropriate balance between purging excess and storing their child's prized school/artwork. The picture of opening the trash can and dumping... Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/241 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/238 The stock market is plummeting, destroying your investments and retirement. The value of your house is less than you paid for it and now it needs repairs you can't afford. You are worried about job... Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/238 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/230 As our children enter their tweens, they are spending more time away from us. This is a normal and healthy part of growing up. So, how does a parent protect their child but still encourage normal growth... Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/230