http://www.tweenparent.com/categories/view/8 en-us Your Parenting Source for the Pre-Teen Years Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:36:32 +0000 CakePHP http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/321 While for some people winter invokes fuzzy images of lazy, cozy days curled up by a fire, for parents it can be a struggle to keep your children occupied during the long and cold winter months. Keeping... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/321 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/315 I edited a gift book about adoption based on this idea: Adoption is so epic, so profoundly life-changing, that it is almost too big to talk about. Add in the paradox that this profound act becomes your... Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/315 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/314 Readers, we have exciting news to share with you. TweenParent.com is collaborating with Smarketplace to bring you products recommended by us. We are currently in the development phase,... Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/314 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/307 Andy Warhol (famously) said that in the future, everyone would be famous for fifteen minutes. Well, he was wrong: the future seems to be a time when everyone is famous for fifteen seconds. Or less.... Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/307 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/300 For several years now, critics of our educational system and parenting culture have been saying that at the same time the academic performance and morality of American youth plummet, these same children... Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/300 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/301 The emoticon: a subtle and definitely modern art. These rarely used punctuations can add pizzazz, emphasis, and of course, emotion, to any text exchange. If you thought smiley/frowny faces were the... Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/301 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/296 Eating needs to be done, especially by children, and there is something wonderful about family dinners because that's when you have a chance to cross-examine your teenagers. Our house... Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/296 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/294 Better they should be miserable than you should be miserable, that's for sure - as long as they've earned it. I'm not talking about child abuse or neglect. I'm talking about allowing... Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/294 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/293 Don't let the word "genius" in the title mislead you. Ackerly's book is not about children with "extraordinary intellectual power" - the definition you might find in the dictionary. He does not suggest... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/293 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/292 It must be summer because my daughters have started their annual tradition of rereading all seven Harry Potter books, one after the other, scarcely coming up for air before they dive back down into... Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/292