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 […]
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 […]
Life in my son’s world has been out of whack for the past two weeks. Why? Because he had misplaced his beloved Game Boy Advance SP. He has looked high and low in every nook and cranny he could think of.
Because I am a “mean” Mom, I told him that if he didn’t find it […]
The Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2007 are tonight at 8 pm (ET) live from Los Angeles.
The Nickelodeon Web site has set up a whole section just for the show complete with host bios, highlights from previous years and downloads.
If your kids are looking to make an event of it they have directions for making the […]
Looking back on this weekend, I realize not only was it a busy weekend, but it was a weekend full of lessons to be learned!
Lesson #1 - Don’t go to the nurse’s office unless you are REALLY sick
Lesson one of the weekend was learned by my son - a really smart, easily bored, low maintenance, […]
How do you know when your tween is ready to stay at home alone? This is the Weary Parent Touchy Subject of the Week. There is no clear cut answer to this question as laws vary from state to state and city to city, not to mention that every child is different.
In our area, the […]
Heelys are all the rage with the tween set these days. I know. I get asked DAILY why I haven’t bought these shoes with the removable wheels in the heels for my kids yet.
In the car the other day, Miss M declared to me that since the clock read 11:11 it was time to make […]
It doesn’t matter if your kids are in their tween or teen years. When they hear the word snack mentioned, just watch them perk up. So, while you are providing them with snacks, you might as well make them healthy. ;) That part you don’t have to tell them. Actually most of them are so […]
“To answer this question, I went to the parents of the most confident kids I know. I asked if they had a secret formula. All the parents agreed that while parents (or aunts) can’t give their children self-confidence, they can create opportunities that can. ”
Go and take a look at the list. It makes a […]
My husband and I were talking about it this morning. The kids on our street are not even allowed to walk to the bus stop on their own. The parents in our neighborhood pile the kids into the car and drive them the one block and then sit there with the car idling, until the […]
Parenting Tweens & Teens. Been there, done that.
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