Parenting Tweens and Teens - Page 13

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Tweens, Teens & College

Teaching kids to dress their age

By Sarah W. Caron on Jul 26, 2010

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Moms today are active and involved in back to school shopping, a new survey says. With kids and parents hitting the stores now for...
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Celebrate your daughter's first period

By Sara Rowe on Jul 23, 2010

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The occasion of an adolescent girl’s first period is often a very embarrassing and scary time, even if they have been prepared for...
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Teen depression or normal mood swings?

By Sara Rowe on Jul 15, 2010

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Is your teen feeling blue or could it be something more? One writer opens up about her own struggle with depression and what finally...
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Great summer movies for teens

By Abbi Perets on Jun 30, 2010

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It's true you don't want your kids to spend their entire summer in front of screens, but sometimes an air-conditioned theatre in the...
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Resume tips for new grads

By Elizabeth Weiss McGolerick on Jun 11, 2010

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With college degree in hand, new graduates now have the challenge of making themselves look good on paper. These resume tips for new...
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Top 21 best cars for teens

By Mary Fetzer on Jun 4, 2010

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Cars have become popular high school and college graduation presents. Whether you’re a parent looking for a first car for your teen...
Teen School & Education

6 Tips for finding a summer internship

By Ami Burns on May 19, 2010

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Internships have always been a great way for students to gain real-world job experience. But in this economy, when even experienced...
Teen School & Education

What parents should know about getting college athletic scholarships

By Sarah W. Caron on May 14, 2010

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Is your child a student athlete? Your child's sport pastime could help pay for college tuition, thanks to college athletic...
Teen Behavior

Talking to teens about sexting

By Laura Willard on May 14, 2010

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Sexting. If you are a parent of an older elementary school student, tween or teen and you haven’t heard this term or don’t really...
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Bullying in schools

By Melissa Chapman on May 14, 2010

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The suicide of Phoebe Prince, a 15-year-old Massachusetts high school student, has cast a bright light on the dire -- sometimes...
Teen Health & Wellness

Discussing sex and birth control with your teen

By Elizabeth Weiss McGolerick on May 14, 2010

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Reality shows such as 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom are showing the truth about what can happen to teenagers who don’t know the...
Teen Behavior

Is your teen drinking?

By Abbi Perets on May 14, 2010

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"That's life with a teenager." It's easy to justify a lot of behaviors — teens will be teens, right? Most parents fall into that...
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Teach your tween to deal with anger effectively

By Abbi Perets on May 14, 2010

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Anger is frightening emotion -- and even more so when you're confronting it in your child. But it's healthy and normal to feel angry...
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How to tell the family your teen is pregnant

By Tiernan McKay on May 14, 2010

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An unplanned teenage pregnancy can be a difficult situation for parents to handle. Perhaps the hardest part is sharing the news with...
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Helping your teen make positive friendships

By Jen Klein on May 13, 2010

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Adolescents and teens may look more and more like adults, but their judgment and decision making is decidedly not adult. This goes...
Tweens, Teens & College

The hidden dangers of blogging

By Abbi Perets on Apr 19, 2010

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When parents blog, do kids get hurt? In your quest for comments and recognition, have you cast off the cloak of anonymity that once...
Tweens, Teens & College

Parent-approved alternatives to teen piercings, tattoos and hair dyes

By Melissa Chapman on Apr 15, 2010

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Recently your tween has been dropping not so subtle hints abut her plans to get inked on her 16th birthday. You’ve also heard her...
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Tips for kids' checking & savings accounts

By Jen Klein on Apr 14, 2010

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We teach our kids to say "please" and "thank you" and how to interact socially with the world. We help them with their homework and...
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Social networking safety for teens

By Tiernan McKay on Mar 26, 2010

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Ten years ago, it would have been hard to imagine just how pervasive social networking would be in our lives today. Whether or not...
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7 Tips for Facebook parents

By Monica Vila, The Online Mom on Mar 8, 2010

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If you have a tech-savvy tween in the house, then you've probably heard the question already: 'When can I have a Facebook account?'...

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Articles and information for parents of tweens (ages 11 and 12), teens (ages 13-18) - as well as moms with college-age kids, young adults and adult children! Facts on health, money, allowances, first jobs, getting good grades and more.