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The Burden Of Being A Teen On A Family Vacation

August 23, 2016 by Amanda Wood Leave a Comment

Remember being a teen, wanting more than anything to spend the summer hanging out with friends? Days spent leisurely soaking up the sun on the beach and cruising around late at night, talking about all the wild adventures you wanted to go on. Inevitably, your parents interfered, dragging you away … [Read more...]

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Bra Shopping With Your Daughter: Tips For Being A ‘Supportive’ Mom

August 4, 2016 by Rebecca Eckler 4 Comments

Possibly one of the most embarrassing, brave, and daunting questions a preteen girl can ask her mother is to go bra shopping. The other day, my 12-year-old daughter asked me to take her bra shopping. “I need to get fitted,” she said, all-knowingly. I was taken aback. Not because she needed bigger … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tweens & Teens Tagged With: bra, bra fitting, shopping, Teen, Teenager, tween

Is My Child Ready For A Smartphone?

July 29, 2016 by Admin 2 Comments

Nowadays, parents are starting to give smartphones to their children at a very young age. In fact, 56% of children between the ages of 10 and 13 already have a smartphone. Although smartphones are a great way to keep in touch with kids, they also present a lot of risks if kids aren’t mature enough … [Read more...]

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How Babysitting Has Changed Since My Babysitting Days

June 28, 2016 by Amanda Wood 6 Comments

When I was 13, I had a long-term babysitting gig for a single mother in my neighbourhood that took place every Thursday. I would walk over to my not-so-close neighbour’s house for a 5 pm start time, so I could make dinner for the kids and myself—usually pasta and a jar of sauce. I would then serve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: babysitters, babysitting, being a mom, parenthood, parenting, teenagers

Skincare Hacks For Oily, Greasy Skin

June 22, 2016 by Vibhu Gairola 3 Comments

Warmer weather means changes in our skin for both us and our little ones, but it doesn't necessarily mean submitting completely to troubled skin. Though allergy- and heat-related pimples may be unavoidable for some of us, there are a host of DIY projects and low-maintenance products that can easily … [Read more...]

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We Are All Swimsuit Ready

June 16, 2016 by Amanda Wood Leave a Comment

Recently making headlines was an article giving tips for how to choose the right bathing suit for your body type and conceal problem areas. While this may sound like every article you see staring at you from in the grocery line, what made this piece newsworthy was that it was in a magazine aimed at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: advice for young girls, being a mom, building confidence in your daughter, parenting, parenting girls, preteens, raising daughters, Teens, tweens

What Young Adult Novels Can Teach Us About Parenting

May 4, 2016 by Amanda Wood Leave a Comment

What do many young adult (YA) books have in common? Angst-y teens, strict rules made for breaking, and rollercoaster love lives. There’s no doubt about it, being a teenager is rough and parenting one proves just as hard. But if there’s something we can learn from all those teen reads, it’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: advice about teens, being a mom, being a parent, dealing with teenagers, mom advice, parent advice, parenting, parenting a teen, parenting teens, teen advice, young adult novels

Should I Let My Tween Wear Makeup?

April 21, 2016 by Scarlett Ballantyne 5 Comments

The year was 1984. I loved the movie Footloose, singer Tina Turner and the band the Culture Club. Other bands from England like Bananarama and Kajagogo had that wild hair and eyeliner that seemed so very edgy and cool. My best friend started teasing her bangs and spraying them super high, using … [Read more...]

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What Your Tween Wants To Know About Sex

April 19, 2016 by Guest Author 2 Comments

Let's not kid ourselves—our tweens have heard things about the sex and they want to know more.It's the very nature of being a tween, of being in a peer group who are all exploring and engaging with the world around them in different ways. https://casinoceske.comPlanned Parenthood, the nonprofit … [Read more...]

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How My Mom Made Our Home A Vegetarian-Positive Zone

April 5, 2016 by Amanda Wood Leave a Comment

Making the switch to a vegetarian lifestyle isn’t always easy, especially if your entire family is all about huge turkey dinners. I discovered this first hand when I gave up eating meat. Initially the decision had to do with my health, I wanted to feel better about my body and the food I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: alternative lifestyle, teenagers, vegan, vegan lifestyle, vegetarian

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