This is a 90-second video about whether or not I decided to let my eleven-year-old son watch Game of Thrones. I know, you’re on the edge of your seat. Will her husband help her rationalize away her child’s innocence, or will she throw a blanket over the television and cancel the cable again?!
Much like teenagers, tweens are caught somewhere in-between two worlds: being a kid and being a little more “grown up.” Dealing with tweens means navigating both ends of the age spectrum (often at the same time), which can make life in general, challenging. When it comes to something as seemingly simple as gift-giving, our tween-agers MORE »
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My girls are at a tricky age. Short of the youngest, there are no toys on the wish lists. The teen is at an age where she basically has everything. She has a smart phone, a school-issued tablet, and a laptop. What’s left? The tween is especially difficult – she’s still too young for all MORE »
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After reading about Furby and Bop It! SMASH, you might be wondering what other toys are hot this year for tweens. Well, my 10-year-0ld daughter and I have poured over the options, and I’m here to report that there’s a whoooole lot of toys out there that a tween girl wants this holiday season. So MORE »
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When your kid is 11, it becomes much trickier to figure out what to get him for Christmas. Mine is a smarty pants who likes building things, yet he’s already got every Lego set ever created. He loves science, but he’s already done all the science kits and he’s kinda over it now. He’s got MORE »
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There is so much to look forward to as my kids get older. I love how much they’ve changed already and how we’ve been able to watch them grow, learn, and develop into the fun characters they are now. I am hoping to get at least 70 more years with them in my life (yes, MORE »
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I love fall; The crisp air, the hot apple cider, shopping for Halloween costumes… It was all so idyllic until I became a parent of a tween and my darling princesses were suddenly asking me to buy them thinly disguised fetish wear. Call me crazy but I have no desire to see my pre teen MORE »
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