All posts tagged "tween"
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Jayme Kennedy | May 16, 2018
AMAZE Is Using YouTube Videos to Deliver Real, Comprehensive Sex-Ed to Kids
This is amazing, and so needed! AMAZE, an organization dedicated to promoting comprehensive sex-ed, is using YouTube to...
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Jayme Kennedy | April 11, 2018
Every Parent Should Watch This Video Before Posting Photos of Their Kids Online
Most parents don't think twice before sharing photos of their kids online. But child privacy advocates are urging...
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Jayme Kennedy | April 3, 2018
Social Media Makes Raising Tweens Both Easier and More Challenging
Social media can be the most unhelpful helper. A new study says that social media makes raising tweens...
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Jayme Kennedy | February 22, 2018
10 Ways to Raise a Compassionate Child
Raising compassionate children takes, you guessed it, compassion! Here are 10 things you can do to help make...
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Jayme Kennedy | February 20, 2018
How to Avoid Raising an Entitled Child
I’ve been at this parenting thing for over 7 years now. So, I’ve had my share of good...
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Jayme Kennedy | February 14, 2018
Utah School Under Fire for Telling Girls They Can’t Say No If a Boy Asks Them to Dance
A Utah school has some questionable school dance rules regarding consent, and one mom isn't happy with the...
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Jayme Kennedy | January 19, 2018
Two Iowa Boys Charged in Connection With Deaths of Half a Million Bees
A honey farm in Iowa suffered a devastating loss, when half a million of their bees were killed...
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Jayme Kennedy | October 14, 2017
Sexual Identity Quiz for 6th Graders Has Ruffled Some Parent’s Feathers
A sexual identity quiz given to 6th graders in health class has angered some parents. The quiz asks...
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Priscilla Blossom | April 19, 2017
Mom Speaks Out After Her Daughter Is Targeted by Creepy Stranger on Popular Music App
News piece on the dangers of allowing kids to use social media apps. This one regards the app...
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Elizabeth Licata | December 9, 2015
Justice Might Owe the Parents of Tween Girls a Whole Lot of Money
If you have an adolescent girl, there is a statistically significant chance that you have bought something purple...
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Meredith Bland | August 18, 2014
Goodbye Dora The Explorer, Hello Dora The Texter
Say goodbye to the bowl haircut, Swiper the Fox, and the purple backpack with something called a "map"...
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Koa Beck | July 29, 2013
Moms And Their Tweens Are Losing Their Accessories-Addled Minds Over Locker Decorations
The priorities of middle schoolers don't have a reputation for being stellar. Among my own were 1). Is...
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Koa Beck | March 5, 2013
Mother Finds Heartbreaking ‘Diet List’ On 7-Year-Old Daughter’s Bedroom Floor
Straight from the files of WTF Are We Teaching Our Daughters comes this concerning tale of a mother...
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Rebecca Eckler | November 29, 2012
My Daughter Is Immersed In Full On Tween Note Passing Drama
I just put my hands over my face and sighed, thinking, “And here it begins…â€