All things preteen all the time
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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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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Editor’s Note: I will post on our trip to England in a series of short posts. So much to write about, but I want to make it manageable for myself to write. Stay tuned. Today: Hope for Youth I was in a McDonald’s in London with my family. The McDonald’s was in a shopping...
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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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i-Dog. i-Fish. i-Cy. i-Turtle. After the success of the dog, fish, and penguin, Hasbro has unveiled the i-Turtle. The i-Turtle is a stand-alone musical toy, which can also be used with an i-pod. i-Turtle would be a great gift for the child, preteen, or teen in your life. My teen squealed when she saw the...
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Tags: Entertainment, Kids, Music, Reviews, Teens
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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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Tags: Add new tag, books, Kids
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My teen has been on the swim team since a teeny tiny 2nd grader. She wore almost the same size swim suit as her 5-year-old sister. Then and now she is skin and bones. Hates cold water. The swimming pool on an afterschool afternoon in May swim practice is not her idea of fun....
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Tags: Family, Kids, parenting tips, swimming, volleyball
Posted in Children, Coach Dad, crafty daughter, Family, family fun, family strife, health, Kids, pool, preteen, Preteens, sports | 6 Comments »
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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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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