I get asked all the time about how to manage teens and tweens online behavior. How do we keep them safe? How do we manage their usage? How do we keep up? To be honest, it is a tough area for me. I believe that the most important thing a parent can do to prevent a child from making mistakes…
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Room cleaning can be such a source of conflict with parents and tweens. Tweens often aren’t as interested in maintaining the same standards of cleanliness as their parents, particularly if it detracts from more interesting pursuits, like literally anything else in the entire world. Parents worry about fire load, risk of injury during earthquake, and whether the house might get…
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Riding the Mood Swing Roller Coaster Have you ever watched your tween daughter skip through the house listening to her favorite Taylor Swift song only to melt in a puddle of tears moments later because her favorite sweatshirt isn’t clean? “It’s okay, honey,” you say. “I’ll do it tonight.” That’s when the real fireworks happen. She may scream “I hate…
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Is Your Greatest Fear That You Will Screw Up Your Kid? There are so many things that can cause us anxiety as Mothers parenting adolescents – high school shootings, cyberbullying, technology, drugs, drinking, social media, anxiety, depression, learning difficulties, impulsivity, irresponsibility and sex! I’m sure you have at least ten more you could add to the list. …
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Prepare Your Kids for College With These Life Skills Pretty soon your kids will be off to college and you won’t be as responsible for the day-to-day details. Sometimes that can feel a long way off when you think about how much you still do for your kids. These are some life skills to prepare them and help…
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I heard the puppy scratching at the front door as the first light hit the sky. I jumped from my bed and ran down the stairs while trying to throw my pink fuzzy robe over my shoulders. I clumsily grabbed a pair of boots out of the closet without turning on the lights, and then hurriedly attached the leash to…
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Is Your Kid’s Social Media Usage Out of Control? Do You Worry It May Be? In 2012, Jean Twenge, a psychologist whose primary research is in generational differentiation, noticed a seismic shift in teen behavior and emotional states. Rates of teenage depression and suicide had skyrocketed. It is no coincidence that this is the same year when the…
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There comes a moment for every mom of teens and tweens where you take a long look at your child and realize, “Wow, it really does go by so fast.” You realize that the time your child will live with you is going to come to a close eventually – and for good reason. It’s healthy for them to…
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These Are Steps to Take To Ensure Your Child Being Bullied Will Not Be Ignored What to Do When Bullying is Downplayed “I just found out that my teenager is being bullied. I’ve reported the bullying to the teacher and social worker but nothing has happened. My teen doesn’t want to go to school because it’s still going on. What…
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As moms, nothing feels better than knowing you’re not alone. Here at Moms of Tweens and Teens, that’s our goal. Being there for you, and making sure you know you are not alone. And it is exactly that sentiment that made these memes the most popular on our Facebook page for 2017! Our number one parenting meme for all of…
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The Best Classic Christmas Movies For Kids When I was 7, I remember sitting on the sofa, vibrating with excitement, as I waited for Frosty the Snowman to come on television. The highlight of the month of December for me was the Rankin/Bass Christmas Specials. The grown-ups had It’s A Wonderful Life, White Christmas and Miracle on 34th Street,…
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Who else is sick of loading stockings with candy and boring items like deodorant and toothpaste? We got together at Moms of Tweens and Teens and decided to poke inside the brains of our kids to see what they wished was in their stockings. Here’s what we came up with! The Best Stocking Stuffers for Tween and Teen…
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