The Tween Times Helping you connect with your tween Wake up Call I watched 13 Reasons Why over the weekend. I couldn’t stop thinking about you and your child. 13 Reasons Why portrays substance abuse, rape, mental illness, underage drinking, violence,...
The Tween Times Helping you connect with your tween 3 Videos You’ll Enjoy My calendar says July. Still summer! Time for watermelon, relaxing, and watching videos. I love these three Ted Talks, and I think you will, too. A Life Lesson for a Volunteer Firefighter...
The Tween Times Helping you connect with your tween 3 Incredibly Easy Things to do with Your Adolescent to Make Life Better 1. Use the 0 – 10 check in system to ask “How was your day?” Zero = worst – a major loss or death Ten = best – beat their best...
The Tween Times Helping you connect with your tween You’re Smarter Than a 6th Grader Yes, you are smarter than a 6th grader! Impart your wisdom and knowledge to your future adult now, while your influence is high. I urge you to use this highly effective teaching...
The Tween Times Helping you connect with your tween Make Dad Feel Loved this Father’s Day Let this be the year your tween and you devise a Father’s Day plan where dad gets to be stress free and has fun. You’ll need to figure out how dad would like to be...
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...