How positive thinking can help build your tween’s resilience and improve their relationships
Imagine being on a boat in the middle of the sea: you kinda know how to control the boat, but don’t really have the experience and skills yet. Then all of a sudden the sky starts to turn grey and you can sense a storm coming your way. Scary stuff, isn’t it? That’s the kind of feeling your tween is going through right now, trying to navigate the tricky waters of adolescence. They are facing...
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Parenting a tween? Here’s how to help their confidence thrive
You would think your sweet child’s mood swings and irrationalities are well behind you since they were no longer toddlers (where have all the years gone?). Doesn’t it seem like forever ago when they were throwing irrational tantrums all day? And then one day, all of a sudden, you find yourself asking: “Where did my sweet little baby go?”. Well, parents, welcome to the world of tweens! This is exactly what I am going through...
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Tweens are facing a social confidence crisis post-pandemic so here’s how we can help
Have you recently wondered why your tween or teen doesn’t seem to have the same social etiquette as an older sibling, or even you, had at their age? Are most of their hangouts with friends happening online or via a phone – even though the lockdown is long gone? As the world slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to understand how it has affected your tweens’ social and mental development. Young teenagers are...
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Body hair, mood swings and social media – welcome to puberty with your pre-teen!
It feels like yesterday when I gave birth to tiny 8-pound babies who cried every time I walked out of their line of sight. Their faces would light up as I pulled up in the driveway to pick them up from daycare and the car ride home would be full of non-stop chatter about every little detail, like the sparkly pink beret that Mrs. Janice had worn or a spotted bug they had found in...
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How to have the period talk with your tween
“I honestly believed I had some disease and was going to die. I was so sure I even penned down a will,” I shared with friends as I recalled the day I got my first period. We all laughed and shared anecdotes about how periods were such a taboo when we were growing up and how we were taken by surprise. Sure, it seemed funny now, but those small incidents had been traumatic and scary...
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Allow me to let you in on a little parenting secret: 7th grade maths homework is still the worst
In my house 7th-grade math equates to a never-ending source of homework hysterics and hair-pulling moments. As I find myself embarking on this chaotic journey for the second time, I can’t help but laugh at the irony of it all. You see, math and I have never been the best of friends. So, here I am, equipped with a stack of textbooks, a mind full of dread, and an unyielding determination to conquer this mathematical...
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When playgrounds become battlegrounds: What Australia’s gun laws have taught the world
Natural disasters like floods, bushfires, and tsunamis are devastating to life and property, but they don’t compare to the trauma of a blind massacre by a person with a gun, determined to kill. While natural disasters show the destructible power of nature, mass shootings show the level of destruction that bad gun laws and an unstable mind can cause in a split second. Mass shootings have become a pandemic in the US. Since 1999, there...
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Trying to choose a school for your tween? Here’s how to ace the test
As a parent, one of the most frequent questions you’ll ask your child is, “Hey, how was school today?” And depending on their mood, age, and how said day was, their answer may vary from a grunt (uh-oh, not so great) to an “eh, it was okay.” (Oh, thank God!)And if you are the parent of a tween, that’s probably all the information you are going to get – unlike your preschooler, who will not...
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When I grow up: Why talking with tweens about career paths is a good idea
My eldest tween is on the verge of being a full-fledged teenager and trying to broach conversations about his future education and career has gone from ‘I want to be an astronaut’ to being a bit more realistic. With this realism comes important topics like subject choices, natural aptitudes, goals and career research. It can be a lot! However, taking it one step at a time is the way to go – starting with getting...
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