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Archives for Tweens

Three Competencies for Tweens

by Lori Sciame November 26th, 2012| Tweens
Teetering on the brink of being teens, tweens must be competent in three areas before they hit middle school. These competencies will help any child develop the fortitude to resist negative peer pressure -- pressure that can come in the form of sexual activity, drug use, and other unhealthy

I’m Grown Up Now, Right?

by Ronald A. Rowe November 6th, 2012| Tweens
One of the many challenges facing parents of tweens is managing the rapidly evolving transition from child to... something else. Kids want to feel and act grown up -- in accordance with their own understanding of what it means to be grown up. Sometimes, that involves a tween overstepping

Tween-tastic!

by Lori Sciame October 29th, 2012| Tweens
Some parents may dread the time when their child becomes a tween, the time when he or she no longer acts like a little child, yet hasn't matured enough to be classified as a young adult.  In reality, this time of a child's life offers a parent much joy. 

Trick or Treating Tweens

by T Akery October 26th, 2012| Tweens
Trick or treating is still something your tween might be excited about. After all, some tweens still like dressing up and getting those treats. But they are also too old for the little games and still way too young to go house to house unsupervised. So, the hard part

Parenting Through the Bad Times

by Ronald A. Rowe October 10th, 2012| Tweens
Parenting -- good, purposeful parenting -- is not easy under even the best of circumstances. Even when times are good and life is flowing along nicely, being a good parent is a taxing enterprise filled with land mines and pitfalls. But when times are tough, well, that's a whole

Four Ways to Promote Reading

by Lori Sciame October 3rd, 2012| Tweens
Now that you have  a tween who can't be enticed by Clifford the Big Red Dog or Martha Speaks books, you have to be more creative in your mission to raise a reader.  It may be more difficult to convince your child to spend time reading when he or

Helping Tween Girls with Their Period

by T Akery September 27th, 2012| Tweens
This is a very sensitive topic for parents. No one wants to think that their little girl is growing up. Yet, many girls are starting their periods at about the time they become a tween. For whatever reason, their body has decided it was time. So while it isn't

Tweens and Politics

by Ronald A. Rowe September 13th, 2012| Tweens
The Tween years often mark the beginning of an interest in politics. Unfortunately, for many children that means simply parroting and embellishing upon what they have heard from their parents. We all want to pass on our opinions and perspectives to our children but we should also want them

Ban Favorites

by Lori Sciame September 3rd, 2012| Tweens
Playing favorites always backfires.  From the boss who gives one employee perks that his or her equals do not enjoy, to a teacher who lets the pet do all the fun tasks in class, showing favoritism only leads to hard feelings.  Parents of tweens, take note of the previous

Tween Jobs

by T Akery August 31st, 2012| Tweens
Tweens can burn through a lot of cash in a short amount of time. Between the school supplies, clothes, entertainment demands, food, and other things, parents are constantly handing out the cash. But in order to instill some understanding of how money works, parents should begin establishing the idea

Back to (Middle) School

by Ronald A. Rowe August 17th, 2012| Tweens
Back to School time is almost upon us already. For parents of tweens, that means that means a jumbled mix of emotions as we send our children out into the unknown world of Middle School. Middle School is the toughest test yet of your child's ability to stay focused

Don’t Rush the Growing Up

by Lori Sciame August 8th, 2012| Tweens
A tween who has older siblings may try to act older than his or her age, yet this can backfire. Doing so can place a child into situations he or she is not mentally ready for, including relationships with the opposite sex.  Parents should strive to allow a tween
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