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I Was Not Prepared For The ‘Period Talk’ With My Daughter

January 10, 2018 by Jennifer Millard Leave a Comment

Two weeks ago I was lying in the bathtub quite literally minding my own business when my ten-year-old came in and made herself comfortable on the toilet (seat down, fortunately). “Mom,” she said. “I heard that when girls get older blood starts coming out of their vagina. Is that true?” And … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tweens & Teens Tagged With: daughters, menstruation, periods, the talk, tweens

If My Daughter’s Bra Strap Is Distracting You, It’s Your Problem

August 16, 2017 by Rebecca Eckler 16 Comments

As the start of the school year quickly approaches, so will the ongoing debate about ‘dress codes.’ Sometimes I feel like the only mother of a teenage daughter who doesn’t give a sh*t about what my daughter wears to school or, for that matter, when she’s not in school. In fact, sometimes I even … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tweens & Teens Tagged With: confidence, distraction, dress code, Teens, tweens

Is It Reasonable To Set A Phone Curfew For Your Teens?

February 24, 2017 by Scarlett Ballantyne 3 Comments

teens phone curfew

Staying up late at night with a flashlight and whispering into the phone under the covers is something that most parents my age can remember doing as teens. The trick was to be very quiet, and with any luck, you had a phone—or better yet, a cordless phone—in your bedroom. In my case, getting caught … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: digital age, mobile devices, parenting teens, phone curfews, Teens, tweens

I Blinked And My Little Girl Became A Tween

January 26, 2017 by Scarlett Ballantyne Leave a Comment

I remember the exact moment I realized my daughter was no longer a kid. I was walking alongside her while we were out shopping. I turned to look at her and suddenly I saw that she was no longer a little girl holding my hand. She was a tween. Almost overnight, she went from being a child to a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: growing up too fast, parenting, Teens, teens in the digital age, tweens, young woman

3 Things To Teach Your Teen That You May Assume They Already Know

November 3, 2016 by Scarlett Ballantyne 4 Comments

It truly seems like overnight that your child grows from a small child to a taller-than-you teenager. They go from wanting the latest toy to borrowing your clothes and then riding in cars with friends. The transition goes so quickly that all of a sudden these young adults seemed to have miraculously … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: phone etiquette, problem solving, teach, teenagers, texting, tweens

Is Your Teenager Entitled To An Allowance?

October 13, 2016 by Scarlett Ballantyne 1 Comment

As a kid, I was enamoured with the idea of an allowance. In the 80s, there were plenty of happy families portrayed on television tossing the word allowance around casually. I think what I liked most about it was the idea that you could get paid once a week, or every two weeks, just by virtue of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: allowance, family, motherhood, parenting, Teens, tweens, UrbanMoms

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 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...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Sex, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: ontario sex ed, ontario sex ed curriculum, Planned Parenthood, sex ed., sex education, teend and tweens, tween, tweens

Helping Your Teens Through Life’s Disappointments

March 21, 2016 by Scarlett Ballantyne 3 Comments

A girlfriend of mine said it best—having teenagers is like having your heart living and beating outside your chest unprotected. As you watch them grow up and tackle life, you know that they will inevitably experience heartache and disappointment. You feel every painful moment along with them as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: dealing with disappointment, disappointment, raising kids, raising teens, Teens, tweens

The Slang You Need To Know To Understand Your Teen

March 7, 2016 by Scarlett Ballantyne 2 Comments

It is up to us as parents to be versed in what our kids are currently doing and saying. Even though we may still feel hip or cool, the slang of 2016 is a lot different than it was 10 or 20 years ago. For all the moms of teens, or moms of younger kids on the brink of tweenhood, this is a round up of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: 2016 slang, sland teens use, slang, teenage slang, Teens, tweens, what does #goals mean, what is bae, what is on fleek

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