By Cristy and Katherine Drum rollllll…. Our final winning St. Patrick’s Day punch name was: Rockin’ Shamrock! And for a Spanlish twist- we added: Rockeando el Shamrock! Yes, there is a linguist somewhere that just got very angry- but we’re just having fun. What was so important about all this? We engaged our Tweens in… [Read More]
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Teaching Our Tweens to Be Proud
There are concerns regarding the opportunity for our children of diverse cultures in the United States to grow up learning history that mirrors their situations as it does to learn about European history so engrained in our culture. Because Tweens – children between the ages of 7-12 – are developing their self-confidence, study habits, global… [Read More]
Protect Tweens Everywhere
By Katherine Doble-Cannata, Co-Founder and Publisher I first learned about Joseph Kony a little over a year ago. It was at a dinner with Soledad O’Brien in celebration of an event I had helped coordinate for her soon to be released “Rescued” documentary on Haiti. Jonathan Olinger, who served as consulting producer for the documentary,… [Read More]
Importance of Tween Sports
By Katherine Doble-Cannata, Co-Founder & Publisher When my tween convinced her friends to play basketball with her this year, I worried. There was so much that could go wrong….first day of evaluations, the girls were separated. I cringed. The teams were announced and two of the five girls were on the opposing team. I bit my… [Read More]
Am I Ugly Videos exemplify agitating Tween Trends
Published By: Hamza via Top Updater Am I Ugly Videos exemplify agitating Tween Trends:The notoriously awful observers at present accommodate the self-regard of many pre-teen girls who are sending “Am I Ugly Videos” to the web site. If you are looking for “Am I ugly” or “I’m Beautiful” on YouTube you will… [Read More]
The six best things about tweens
Published By: By Charlotte Latvala, Parenting.com via CNN Living (Parenting.com) — When my kids were younger, friends with tweens gave me dire warnings: “It’s a whole new world — much worse than the terrible twos.” “You won’t believe the change in your kid — like night and day.” “Just wait until they hit middle school; brace… [Read More]
How to Talk to Kids About Lent
Published by Jenn Talking to our kids about Lent means we first have to understand the history and meaning behind WHY it’s celebrated. Look for a great article about “what is Lent?” to be posted this week on the What’s in the Bible? blog. The important thing is that we do take the time… [Read More]
Tween Dating on the Rise
By Dennis Leap via theTrumpet.com Dating is becoming common among younger and younger people. Parents are failing to step up and provide them the guidance they need to make wiser choices. A 2008 survey that nearly half of 11-to-14-year-olds say they have been in a dating relationship. The survey, cited by the Wall Street… [Read More]
No te estreses con la primera entrega de notas
No te estreses con la primera entrega de notas Tan pronto que se termina el primer semestre escolar, ya los padres, alumnos, y hasta los mismos maestros comienzan a preocuparse por las notas. A los padres les preocupa lo siguiente: Si sus hijos están en el mismo nivel que sus compañeros de grado. Si… [Read More]
Encouraging Tween Reading
By Katherine Doble-Cannata, Co-Founder & Publisher It was easy to encourage 4 year-old Maddy to read. All I had to do was say, “It’s time for bed,” and instantaneously six books would appear in her hands. Right around the time she hit the tween years, the demands of school work, busy extracurricular activity schedules… [Read More]