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Tween behavior issues including setting limits, discipline tactics, behavior problems, and knowing what's normal behavior for a tween.
Leave Your Tween Alone - All About Kids, Trouble and Free Time
Sometimes tweens find themselves with a little too much free time, and that can lead to trouble. Here's what parents should know about kids, trouble, free time and preventing problems before they start.
Help Your Tween Deal with Mood Swings
It's normal for tweens to have mood swings, here's how to help.
What is Relational Aggression?
If you have a tween, you need to understand Relational Aggression.
Everyday Etiquette for Tweens
What every tween should know about good manners.
Curses, Those Naughty Words
Easy ways to help your tween clean up his language.
"Mom, You're Embarassing Me!"
If it hasn't happened to you yet, count yourself lucky because at some point your tween will roll his eyes when you walk into the room, or ask that your drop him off a few blocks away from his friend's house. The reason? Your tween is embarrassed by you. Don't take it personally, children have been embarrasse…
The Scoop on Tween Discipline
Helping your tween come to terms with his or her behavior can be a difficult aspect of parenting. While tweens are known for volatile moods and unpredictable behavior, there are ways to help your child learn how to manage emotions and live with the rules you've established for him. Below are several suggestions on dealing with with tween discipline, tween anger, tween backtalk, and tween curfews.
No More Back Talk
Whether your tween is copping an attitude, or talking back, you can end the behavior now.
The Dos and Don'ts of Tween Discipline
All children require discipline, no matter their developmental stage. Tweens in particular should be very aware of the consequences of their actions and behaviors. If you're the parent or caregiver of a tween, you can count on one thing: your tween will act out.
Keeping Tween Anger In Check
Tweens can be emotionally volatile, but parents can help their tween's manage anger, and learn to cope with disappointment.
Today's Tweens
Understanding your tween's behavior.
Late Nights and Preteens
Late nights may signal preteen problems.
Tweens and Grief
How tweens express grief and ways you can help.
Disciplining Tweens
Tips on managing your tween's behavior problems.
Why Tweens Curse
Why tweens curse and what you can do about it.
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