A few weeks ago I reviewed the new book by author, Jen Singer - You’re a Good Mom (and Your Kids Aren’t So Bad Either). It is seriously the most entertaining parenting book I have ever read and so full of funny stories, sane advice, and “I’ve been there” moments. Here is a short excerpt […]
Meg Cabot’s very popular teen book, All-American Girl, may be coming to the big screen afterall, and it is rumored that Miley Cyrus may play the lead role of Samantha Madison.
Disney already has plans for the production of a movie version of Miley’s hit show “Hannah Montana” and it looks like All-American Girl will follow […]
It is very rare that I pick up a book that is so much fun I can’t put it down - especially one on parenting, but when I received Jen Singer’s You’re a Good Mom (and Your Kids Aren’t So Bad Either) to review I seriously could not put it down! In her book, Jen […]
Vanessa Van Petten, author of You’re Grounded!: How to Stop Fighting and Make the Teenage Years Easier and the Teens Today blog, has named her 50 favorite Mom blogs. These are blogs she reads and recommends to her readers.
We’d like to thank Vanessa for including Weary Parent on her list!
We are definitely in good company […]
Now that my 9 year old daughter is in 4th grade I have noticed that she is so much more concerned about her hair, taking showers, how her breath smells, and such. And even though she is not showing any outward signs of puberty and body changes, some of her friends are and she has […]
My kids love to read so I plan on getting them a few new books this Christmas, however, my son has read so much already I needed some new ideas. Here is the list of the Amazon editor’s pick of the best books for tweens in 2007:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
The Dangerous […]
From sticky situations to frenemies, the tween years are paved with drama as our children navigate their way from clutching onto our pants leg to spreading their wings and flying through the teen years. The team behind the fabulous Discovery Girls magazine and web site have published a series of books that help girls navigate […]
Chances are if you have girls between the ages of 5 and 14, you are very familiar with the popular American Girl doll and book series. On September 10th, American Girl will release the newest member of the historical doll line, Julie. Julie is a nine-year old girl in 1974, growing up in San […]
The weather forecast is for more heat here which makes doing anything outside, other than lounging in the pool, very unappealing. Thankfully, there are plenty of new movies, music and good books out that are geared to the tween and teen audience. Given the options, here are my five movie, music and book choices for […]
In a world of feel-good education where the number one concern seems to be political correctness, Charles J. Sykes presents 50 Rules Kids Won’t Learn in School: Real-World Antidotes to Feel-Good Education as a reminder to us all that first and foremost, life’s not fair (that’s rule #1).
The purpose of this refreshingly honest book, is […]
Parenting Tweens & Teens. Been there, done that.
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