Screens often get a bad rap when it comes to tweens and teens. I can’t say that it’s not warranted, either. When my daughter gets the opportunity to use my cell phone, or get on her tablet, she can go into a trance. I can call her name over and over and it’s like she…
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Household Chores For Tweens
It can be difficult to find household chores for tweens that are realistic. I remember what it was like to be a tween. Back in the day when I was a kid, I think adults had unrealistic expectations of pre-teens. We weren’t even living in the information age, and grownups expected us to know how…
How to connect with your tween daughter
The relationship I have with my tween daughter is everything to me. The only thing I ever wanted when I found out I was having a daughter was to be a good mom to her. What does that mean? Well, I want her to know that she’s loved, trust me, and feel comfortable telling me…
How To Prepare Your Tween For Her First Period
Getting my period was one of the most traumatic experiences of my life. I was really young, just going into the 5th grade. No one in my family had ever talked to me about what to expect, and I felt lost. The only thing I knew about a menstrual cycle was what I’d read in…
Easy meals your tween can make on their own
What are some easy meals my tween can make? A few months ago, in a period of incredible overwhelm, I finally had to wave the white flag. Between working, parenting, being a wife, and everything that comes in between, I was done. My family and I had a meeting and I let them know that…