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Archives for Tweens

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3 Steps to Keep Your Tween Engaged This Winter

by Ronald A. Rowe January 22nd, 2015| Seasonal, Tweens
Christmas has come and gone but the cold of winter remains.  The Christmas wish list of most tweens is filled with video games and BluRay discs and gift cards to online wonderlands beyond the ken of mere parents.  If your tween got even a quarter of the electronic loot
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How to Talk to a Tween

by Lori Sciame January 15th, 2015| Tweens
Most adults have no trouble cooing "baby talk" to a newborn, and when the child grows into a preschooler, it's easy to sing along with the A, B, C song!  For the most part, a child's early years lend themselves to excellent communication between children and parents. When the
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Tweens and Anxiety

by Ronald A. Rowe December 25th, 2014| School, Tweens
One of the many challenges facing parents of Tweenagers is to differentiate between a significant issue and “just being a Tween.”  One area that has confounded parents in this generation is the issue of Tween anxiety.  At the age when peer pressure and social conventions begin to weigh heavily
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Risks in the Life of a Tween

by Ronald A. Rowe December 11th, 2014| Social, Tweens
The Tween years are the time when children start taking risks.  Some risks, like cutting school or smoking cigarettes, are always bad.  But there are good risks, too.  Like trying out for the school play or starting a club after school.  That sort of leap of faith may result
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How to Raise a Safety Conscious Tween

by Lori Sciame December 4th, 2014| Safety, Tweens
Parents have a lot to worry about when it comes to children.  They worry about providing the right nutrition, the right environment for learning, and the right amount of loving discipline.  Add another worry to the list: a child's physical safety.

On top of everything else, a parent must teach
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When Tweens Test Limits

by Ronald A. Rowe November 27th, 2014| Behavior, Tweens
Tweens test limits.  That’s just what they do.  From the best behaved to the most trying, they all test the limits of their freedom in one way or another.  It’s all a natural part of a child’s development.  Tweens are growing up and learning to distinguish themselves from the
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Rites of Passage

by Ronald A. Rowe November 13th, 2014| Social, Tweens
I had what you would call an “awakening” this Halloween and it was somewhat alarming to me since it involved my thirteen year old son. Now we don’t take this holiday too terribly seriously.   Let’s face it: the kids want candy and fun costumes! The one thing that was
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Contact Safety: Tweens

by Lori Sciame November 6th, 2014| Safety, Tweens
I know a lot about contacts.  I've worn them since I was 14 years old, and my three children all began wearing them in middle school.  I know how great contacts can be; however, I also realize how dangerous they can be as well.  For this reason, I plan
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Signs Your Tween is Overscheduled and Overstressed

by T Akery October 30th, 2014| Behavior, Tweens
When your child was younger, it was relatively easy to keep track of their schedules. They may have had one or two things going on. Their schedules often revolved around what was the most convenient for you. But as they grow older, their schedule changes. What was once easy
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Convincing Tweens: School is Fun

by Lori Sciame October 23rd, 2014| School, Tweens
Tweens either proclaim to either love or hate people, places, or things.  It's the age where drama and emotions rule; therefore, it's your job to keep a tween convinced that school, including learning, is fun.  While school might require a child to complete homework and tests, he or she
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Forming Social Circles in Middle School

by Ronald A. Rowe October 16th, 2014| Social, Tweens
Junior High School can be a scary time in the life of a child.  Entering the tween years with all sorts of new and unwanted changes going on inside their bodies, these transitional years can be awkward for even the most well-adjusted youth.  Tweens will seek out a social
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Safety: Tweens Need to Learn by Doing

by Lori Sciame October 9th, 2014| Safety, Tweens
The world we live in can seem  largely unsafe, especially for children.  There are just so many things that can go wrong.  Parents worry.  They wonder if they are doing enough to protect their tween from every possible hazard; however, in an effort to keep a child safe, many
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