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Relating to Your Tween

How to communicate with your tween, understand your tween, and make the most of the parent/tween relationship.
Parenting Tweens - What Do You Enjoy Most About Parenting Tweens?
Tweens can be trying and lovable at the same time. What do you enjoy most about parenting tweens? Is it their independence? Their changing interests and hobbies, or something else entirely?
Review of Let's Talk About Sex - A Book About Children, Sex Education and More
The book, Let's Talk About Sex, is a resource for children and parents about sexuality, children, sex education, and how to positively communicate information that is frank and clear.
How should I explain my job loss to my tween?
Help your tween cope with your layoff.
Keep Your Cool with Your Tween
Tweens can push your buttons, but you can keep cool when times are stressful.
Relating to Your Tween
Tweens can be complicated and moody. In order to help your tween through this transitional phase to adolescence, you must first put yourself in his shoes. Below are steps you can take to know, understand and relate to your tween.
My tween has been asking if Santa really exists, how should I answer?
If your tween hasn't asked about the existence of Santa yet, she will. Here's how to answer.
15 Must Know Facts About Today's Tweens
Understanding your tween means learning about tween culture.
Parenting Preteens with a Purpose by Kate Thomsen
Review of the book Parenting Preteens with a Purpose by Kate Thomsen
Family Communication 101
Suggestions and ideas to help you and your family develop and improve communication skills.
Understanding Tween Fashion
When it comes to clothing, tween girls know what they want. Tips on what's in style, and how to curb your tween from going too far with today's trends.
Tweens and the Election
Easy ways to help your tween understand the election.
Great Movies for Tweens
A short list of inspiring movies for tweens.
Explore Tweens
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