tweens to teen Archives

Is Loyalty Dead? Family Life in an Unfaithful World

Loyalty seems a discarded value in the 21st century world. But what if it’s essential to good family functioning and effective parenting?

How to Tell It’s Time for Kids to Quit Sport: 10 Helpful Signs

Use these signs to start a conversation and even to prepare yourself. When kids quit a sport, parents go through change too.

Making Self-Care Work: 10 Things You Can Do Right Now

Too much stress leads to burnout, so dealing with stress is important for our mental health and physical well being. But that’s easier said than done. Here are 10 practical self-care strategies and an explanation of how it helps with managing stress.

40 Coping Skills for Stressed out Adults

Coping skills are those things we do to manage stress and anxiety. Here’s 40 coping strategies adults can use to not only help you cope with a crisis, but carry you through it as well.

How to Give Your Teens Advice They’ll Listen To

There’s nothing wrong with giving advice. But there is a right way and wrong way to give advice if you want to have a relationship, where they value your opinion.

12 fundamentals every 12 year old needs to know

With the adventure of adolescence before them, 12 year olds are still close enough for parents to model a grown up life and not too distasteful to be dismissed as out of touch.

When Are Kids Old Enough to Take Public Transport Alone

Having your child use public transport for the first time without you is one of those moments that can creep up on a parent.

Me, Myself and I: The Self-Centred World of Teens

Most teens are thoughtless rather than selfish. Here’s 5 tips to help you tackle this stage of teenagehood in a way to ensure it’s just a temporary blip.

14 Things to Squeeze into the Last Week of Holidays

It's not long now until the kids go back to school! There's still time for a few last minute activities to keep that holiday feeling going.

The 12th Day of Christmas: Celebrate Being Unique

Christmas for me is a time to pause and accept that I am who I am on purpose. That my uniqueness, and everyone’s around me, isn’t a design flaw.