JoAnn Schauf There’s a valid reason this issue of The Tween Times is late. And why the picture of the basketball hoop doesn’t make sense. Last night we celebrated my friend getting to raise her sweet child! It was one of the best days ever. For eighteen...
Tween Times Boy, this is a huge challenge! Screen Free Week starts Monday and goes to May 6th.I want to embrace this idea because it is worthy and good. Many schools and libraries, like mine in Coppell, Texas, are participating. I admire and applaud them. But, what...
Tween Times It’s both the angst and hope of every adolescent to be able to say “I’m just like you.” These are the first words spoken by Simon, the protagonist, in the movie Love, Simon. Although the movie is touted as a romantic comedy, the central story line is...
Tween Times My recent coaching client, Kim, asked me to share this story of how her son had to solve his big problem one morning. I give her full credit for bringing out the best in him. “MOM!” Aiden blurted. Kim heard her eighth grader’s plea as she...
Many parents tell me they want to make changes to screen time use. If you’ve attended a Your Tween & You workshop, you learned that collaborating with your child is the one strategy that eliminates power struggles and pushback. Adolescents like it because...
Life is fragile. What can we do? Today, our hearts’ desire is for our kids to feel safe, comforted, and supported in the wake of another school shooting. We want to guide them to sort out their feelings of anger, sadness, anxiety, fear, and more. And help them process...
