The new term of "sexting" may have just come on the radar for many parents but understanding what sexting is and how it can affect your child or teen has become crucial. Sexting is a term that refers to the sending of sexually explicit text or pictures from cell phone to cell … [Read more...] about What Parents Can Do About Sexting
Parenting Teens
What Parents Should Understand About Sexting
"Sexting": (which is a word combination of sex and texting) is the act of sending sexually explicit or sexually provocative photos electronically, primarily between cell phones. This is primarily done by anyone with a cell phone or computer that is equipped with the ability to … [Read more...] about What Parents Should Understand About Sexting
3 Fixes For Tween School Anxiety
Many physicians note that school-related stresses and illnesses often peak during the tween years as these years bring out the stresses that many children avoid or have not felt previously. When middle school begins academic pressures increase and, coupled with tweens feeling as … [Read more...] about 3 Fixes For Tween School Anxiety
Chatter or Gossip: Your Child’s Conversations
Gossip can be hurtful, and is not something parents want their child to perpetuate. So, what can you do as a parent to keep your tween's chatter from turning into gossip?One, set a rule against it.If you do not want your tween to gossip, then set a rule against it. You have to … [Read more...] about Chatter or Gossip: Your Child’s Conversations
Keeping Your Tween’s Chatter from Turning into Gossip
If you want to keep your tween's chatter from turning to gossip there are a few things you can do:First, be the best example you can.From childhood, kids mimic what they see from their parents. When they are toddlers, they want to do everything you do. When they get older, they … [Read more...] about Keeping Your Tween’s Chatter from Turning into Gossip
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