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Study: Negative Mental Health Not Linked to Teen Tech Use

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A study was published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science on May 3, 2021. The study was titled: “There Is No Digital Evidence That Associations Between Adolescent’s Digital Technology Engagement and Mental Health Problems Have Increased”. The results of the study may bring peace of mind to parents who worry about the amount of time their teenagers spend online. The Abstract of the study explains: Digital technology is ubiquitous in modern adolescence, and researchers are concerned that it has negative impacts on mental health that, furthermore, increase over time. To investigate whether technology is becoming more harmful, we examined changes … Continue reading →

Social Media was Not Designed for Tweens

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Your tween may be bothering you, night and day, begging to be allowed to have their own social media accounts. Parents need to realize that social media was not designed for tweens. Despite what your tween may tell you, it is unlikely that everyone at their school is on social media. Social Media is for Age 13 and Up Facebook requires everyone to be at least 13 years old before they can create an account. Twitter has advice for parents of teenagers who want to get their own Twitter account. That advice is not directed at tweens. Tumblr requires everyone … Continue reading →

Why Your Pre-Teen Quit Playing Sports

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One way to encourage your child to get a healthy amount of exercise is to make it fun. Sports offer kids the ability to exercise while having fun, the chance to learn how to play as a team, and a good way to develop athletic skills. Despite these benefits, 70% of kids quit sports by the age of 13. Here are some reasons why that happens. It stopped being fun. Have you ever watched kindergartners play soccer against another team of kindergarteners? What happens is both adorable and amusing. They sit down when they get tired, and start playing with … Continue reading →

What to Expect When Your Kid Becomes a Tween

You may have been warned that your darling baby will become a teenager some day. There is plenty of advice out there about how to parent a teen. What appears to be lacking is the advice for parents whose children have suddenly become tweens. Here are some things to expect. What is a tween? In general, a tween is a person who is not a little kid anymore and who is not technically old enough to be an actual teenager. Teens are people who are 13 through 17. There is debate over whether an 18 or 19 year old is … Continue reading →

Anorexia Is Striking Tweens

What used to be common problems in high school are now trickling down to middle school. And according to a recent article I read at “CNN Health,” anorexia is becoming yet another problem for tweens. Tweens are considered to be children who are between the ages of 9 and 12 years old. Yes, even at these young ages they are beginning to worry about their weight and apparently to a point that they are actually developing anorexia. It starts even younger when girls begin to point out to others that they are fat (or they worry that they are fat). … Continue reading →

Round Three of Tween Hormones

Well its round three of tween hormones. My now officially 7th grader has been experiencing mood swings and periods of sadness. I went through it with my oldest son and am on the tail-end of it with my daughter. But once again it all begins. And I really believe that this time is going to be much more challenging. Why? My youngest is also my most sensitive child. That sensitivity wreaks havoc on his fluctuating hormones. As a parent, mood swings and hormones can be confusing. Yes, I know it can definitely be confusing for the one going through it. … Continue reading →

Letting Children Grow Up Too Fast

“Can I have a cell phone for my birthday?” “How old do I have to be before I can date?” “Can I hang out at the park with my friend?” “Can I get a Facebook page?” These are all questions that a child of mine has asked in the past week. The scary thing is he will be turning 11 years old this upcoming weekend. He is barely a tween. I am sure it is hard being the youngest. To have to sit back and watch your older brother and sister get more privileges can’t be easy. I am trying … Continue reading →

I Wish I Had Parental Controls On My Children

I wish tweens and teens came with parental controls. I was thinking about that the other day when I was setting time limits on our computer. Recently our family did some renovating and moving around of bedrooms. What used to be the bedroom for my husband and I became my youngest son’s bedroom. We had to temporarily leave the computer in that room until we are able to purchase a new computer desk and move it into the living room. Well one night I woke up at 2 a.m. to use the bathroom and discovered my tween son was on … Continue reading →

Who Is Justin Bieber and What Has He Done With My Daughter?

I have only one daughter who is just about to turn 13-years-old. My youngest son is about to turn 11 and my oldest son will be 16-years-old. So far the teen years have been fairly easy with my teenage son, nothing I can’t handle. When he developed his first interest in a girl I thought it was cute. I thought it would help prepare me for my daughter’s first interests in boys but it didn’t. There is just something about girls that raises your alert level a bit higher. While girls in her middle school had already begun “going out,” … Continue reading →

Parents Who Approve of Wax Jobs for 8-Year-Olds

Forget about your teenage daughter; would you allow your 8-year-old to get a bikini wax? I cannot fathom a mother out there who would give her blessing to such an atrocity. Yet, after reading my previous blog, a friend of mine informed me of a “Today” show piece where a Philadelphia aesthetician was asked by a seemingly sane adult female to book a bikini wax appointment for her 8-year-old daughter. According to the aesthetician, the request wasn’t due to the girl’s early development of hair. Rather, it was about the mother’s obsession with wanting her daughter to be a supermodel. … Continue reading →