A Life Lesson From a Volunteer Firefighter By Mark Bezos Volunteer firefighter Mark Bezos tells a story of an act of heroism that didn’t go quite as expected — but that taught him a big lesson: Don’t wait to be a...
by Randi Mazzella In just a few weeks my youngest child will go from being a tween to being a full-fledged teen. One day he will be a 12 year-old boy and the next, a 13 TEEN year old. Having gone through this transition with my two older children, I know this change...
5 Tips to Raising a Trustworthy Tween Verify and recognize the lie A routine check of an 8th grader’s text messages reveals that what he bought with his birthday money doesn’t match up with what he’d told his mom. He lied. This is an opportunity for him to learn the...
The Tween Times Helping you connect with your tween 5 Tips to Raising a Trustworthy Tween Verify and recognize the lie A routine check of an 8th grader’s text messages reveals that what he bought with his birthday money doesn’t match up with what he’d told his mom. He...
by John Nicholls I am the father of four very patient teenagers, two still living at home. They indulge my stream of dad jokes with a wry, sympathetic smile. My unfavorable comparison of their music tastes to the golden age of late-’70s classic rock is generally...
