Tips for Parents to Get Through the Puberty Years
Published April 2013: Mom.Me
Tips for Parents to Get Through the Puberty Years
‘Set clear boundaries’ and other ways to handle the changes ahead
Article Excerpt:
The puberty years can send parents and preteens on an emotional roller coaster ride. From wild mood swings and impatient moments to short fuses and temper tantrums, it’s likely the entire family will need to find ways to adjust and cope. How can you keep your sanity while also offering a supportive environment for your pubescent child? Education, communication and self-care should be a top priority for parents during this time. Continue reading
The World of Parents and Their Tweens
Published August 2011: eHow Family & Relationships
The World of Parents and Their Tweens
Patience, Understanding and Love Help Children Navigate This Critical Period
Article Excerpt:
The tween years can be an exciting yet treacherous time for a child. Beyond an increased awareness of physical and emotional changes, these 8- to 12-year-olds clinging to childlike innocence are pushed into the world of adolescence. Continue reading
Parents vs. Tweens: Survival of the Fittest?
Published October 2010: ParentUSAcity.com
Parents vs. Tweens: Survival of the Fittest?
Article Overview:
The “tween” years have their own unique issues, as children ricochet back and forth between early childhood and beckoning adolescence.
But the relationship between parent and child doesn’t have to be a constant struggle. Continue reading
My Dog is a Tween
We all go through defiant phases in our lives – the terrible twos, the child/adolescent tween years, the roll-your-eyes-at-everything teen stage, and then adulthood, the stage with more categories I can name in one blog post.
This week, I’ve realized that dogs go through many of these same phases and I’ve determined that my dog is officially a tween.
I’ve spent the last few weeks reading through a few books about tweens (Talking to Tweens and The Tween Years), primarily for an article I’m writing but also because I have an 11-year old daughter. What has surprised me the most is that there are some very real behavioral similarities between my 11-year old daughter and my two-year old dog. Continue reading
About Me
Three words to describe me? Passionate. Motivated. Curious. These traits help me as a college media adviser and professor, freelance writer, author and mom. From student journalism and higher education to parenting and freelance writing, this site, focused on writing, reflecting and teaching, offers a mix of blogs with a hint of humor, sarcasm, and inspiration, as well as my published stories on just about every possible topic.
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