Nov 25, 2012 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Tweens & Teens
By Cristin Whiting Today I spent the afternoon with my daughter, the last afternoon in her single digit years. Tomorrow she turns ten. She came home early from school today. She said she wasn’t feeling well. Sometimes with Julia stomachaches and headaches translate...
Oct 14, 2012 | Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Tweens & Teens
By Melissa Kinsley A tropical storm has hit our house. It strikes without warning with full force and torrential downpours. Thankfully, it doesn’t last long but it strikes frequently. Ah, the joys of having a tween. Out of nowhere my usually confident and self-reliant...
Oct 9, 2012 | Health, Parenting & Family, Safety, Tweens & Teens
By Donna Joyner, RN, BSN, Trauma/Burn Outreach Coordinator, Wake Forest Baptist Health For teens, getting a driver’s license means more freedom and fun, but few have the maturity to understand the risk and responsibility of driving. For parents, this is a time of...
Mar 11, 2012 | Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pop Culture, Books & Movies, Raising Children, Tweens & Teens
By Kristen Daukas of Ten to Twenty Parenting I just returned home from an evening at my least favorite place – the mall. I would rather shop local or shop on-line and reserve trips to the mall for emergencies or to entertain my 13 year old daughter. Tonight was the...
Oct 31, 2011 | -, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Tweens & Teens
By Kristen Daukas, author of www.fourhensandarooster.com I had to get a Halloween reference in the title somehow because believe me, this journey into the Tweens and Teens is a little frightening to say the least. If you’re like me, with every passing milestone you...
May 26, 2011 | Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Single Parenting, Tweens & Teens
TMoM Interview with Guest Blogger Lauren Falber No one will argue the fact that being a mom is a tough job. But for most of us, motherhood is, and has been, a joyous time – a rite of passage. Most of us couldn’t wait to tell others we were expecting....
Nov 29, 2010 | Gift Ideas & Gift Shoppes, Holidays, Parenting & Family, Shopping, Tweens & Teens
By Rachel Hoeing The number one gift requested by most tweens and teens is definitely CASH! This is especially true for boys. Yes, it is boring for you, but fun for them. A prepaid VISA gift card works well, too. But, if you are like me and really love to shop and...
Nov 8, 2010 | -, Health, Local Events, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Recreation, Tweens & Teens
By Julie Giljames #57 … You might remember the number. We saw it written on the hands of teenagers across NC. Stuck to the bumpers of cars. On the backs of students everywhere. But like many who were touched by Matt, I remember the boy. He had twinkling...
Oct 17, 2010 | Education, Health, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Tweens & Teens
By Michelle Bostian, LCSW Lower School Counselor for Greensboro Day School Feeling uncomfortable about being separate from mom and dad, or “separation anxiety” is most commonly thought to be something that impacts preschool children and kindergarten age. It does, but...
Oct 15, 2010 | -, Birthday Parties, Family Time, Local Resources, Tweens & Teens
By Amy Takacs My oldest daughter, Natalie, turned 10 this year. A decade of throwing kid birthday parties already under my belt, my goal was to come up with a celebration fit for a gaggle of tweens. We’ve done the park, bouncy tent in the backyard (twice), Children’s...
