Tweens & Teens

Note from the mamas: We’re re-posting this Tweens & Teens because it’s such an important topic that parents often dread and avoid, for obvious reasons. It originally posted in November of last year, and it […]

Tweeting, blogging, texting. Remember when we just talked to each other? Author Unknown Welcome to the May edition of Teens and Tweens. Before we go further, I’m going to admit something: I have texted while […]

“Pick battles big enough to matter but small enough to win” ~ Jonathan Kozol The question of picking your battles is really answered in the first part of this sentence with the word “picking”.  That […]

“I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.” — Steven Wright Hello all and welcome to the February edition of Tweens & Teens. ADHD is a hot topic these days, but, in my […]

“Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” ~ Albert Camus Hello all and welcome to the […]

Anybody who believes that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach flunked geography. ~Robert Byrne Welcome to the March edition of Tweens and Teens. For this month, I’ve been asked to write […]

“We can never solve a significant problem from the same level of thinking we were at when we created the problem” ~ Albert Einstein Welcome to the Halloween edition of Tweens and Teens. I’ve been […]

“Close your eyes and tap your heels together three times. And think to yourself, there’s no place like home.” ~ Glinda the Good Witch from The Wizard of Oz Hello all and welcome to the […]