Teens

Should Little Kids Use Mommy’s iphone?

August 17, 2009
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Should Little Kids Use Mommy’s iphone?

  I’ll state at the outset that I have issues with little kids using grownup devices — cell phones, ipods, iphones, Blackberries. Perhaps my children at 6, 10, and 13 were born too late to have had the opportunity to play with these grownup devices at 1, 2, or 3 years old. In the early...
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Posted in Children, Computers, Family, Kids, Moms, preteen, Preteens, Teens | 2 Comments »

Review: Parentsconnect.com

August 11, 2009
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Have you checked out ParentsConnect.com from Nickelodeon? As a parent of a kid, a preteen, and a teen, I found lots to interest me. Message boards. Tips. Advice from other moms and dads. Expert advice. To get the best out of www.parentsconnect.com, join the site. I joined and found 3 or 4 interesting conversations. The site...
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Childhood Obesity Is at All-Time High

July 9, 2009
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With childhood obesity reaching an all time high across the country, many parents struggle with how to help their children maintain a healthy weight with proper nutrition.   Dr. Joanna Dolgoff, the official doctor of Camp Shane and a board certified pediatrician, has created Dr. Dolgoff’s Weigh, a traffic-light system that allows kids to learn which...
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Putting the Positive Back in Sports

July 7, 2009
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As a mom of three sporty kids, I am constantly driving from soccer to volleyball to swimming and back to volleyball with a pitstop at soccer. Well, you get the idea. My kids play lots of sports. To my husband and I, it makes sense. Coach Dad was unable to play sports in high school...
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Reading Is Queen

June 15, 2009
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Reading Is Queen

Reading is king in our house, or queen — I’m English, my husband is American, though. In England we are all about the Royals even if some of us disagree with the amount of money they get from the state. When my oldest was a tiny newborn I was alone with her from about Day...
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The Sleepy Teen

June 9, 2009
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I’ve got a kid who needs lots of sleep as he is up at the crack of dawn. A preteen who needs slightly less sleep, but is still up with the dawn chorus. And a teen who is taking after her Mommy with her capacity to sleep the sleep of the dead. Serious sawing...
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Jon and Kate Plus 8 — The End?

May 27, 2009
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What do you think of the possible breakup/divorce of Jon and Kate of Jon & Kate Plus 8? I must admit that prior to watching the season opener, I thought that the breakup rumors were just that — rumors to hype the show. After watching the show I feel certain that this couple is...
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Cool Websites for Teens and Mother’s Day Giveaway for Oliver’s Labels

May 7, 2009
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Cool Websites for Teens and Mother’s Day Giveaway for Oliver’s Labels

I found an outstanding resource this week. I saw this list of “parenting your teen” websites on http://connectwithyourteens.blogspot.com/ Go to website for complete list. 1. The Teen Coach Blog2. Parent Empowerment3. Radical Parenting4. Parent-Teen.com5. Parenting Teens Online6. Parenting My Teen7. Please Stop the Rollercoaster!8. Parenting Teens Resource Network9. iParenting: Preteen & Teen Channel10. Suite...
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Site for Conecting Teens, Parents, and Technology

March 25, 2009
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I kinda consider myself a blogger who writes about teens since I have one. I’ve found very few blogs on teens written from the parent perspective. One I’ve found that I like is: http://www.connectwithyourteens.blogspot.com/
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Twilight and a Limo: A 12-Year-Old’s Dream Night Out

November 27, 2008
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So, last night was the Great Limo and Movie Night. To back up a bit, I should explain that crafty daughter is a 12-year-old reading whiz. She literally reads books in one sitting, often reading several books at once. She has been known to read her 5 year old brother’s library books…she will read...
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