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Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens


Guide to Thriving in Middle School

Thinking Forward, my favorite resource for all things Middle School, has just released an e-book called Saying Goodbye to Sundaes (or Confidence, Connection and Challenge - Three Secrets to Thriving...

Started in Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens • 2 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: middle school
Teaching my teenager to drive

Three weeks ago the Department of Transportation was crazy enough to give my fifteen year old a learner’s permit. He’s now legally able to drive me insane a motor vehicle [with an adult...

Started in Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens • 2 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: driving, motor vehicle
Multi-Channel Teens are Super-Communicators

When I was a teen our parents were constantly harping on us about the time we spent on the phone with our friends. Well, when we weren’t at school or hanging out in person, the phone was the...

Started in Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens • 2 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: teens and technology
Introducing Christine - Our New Co-Author

When it comes to raising kids, two brains are always better than one! Today I am happy to announce the addition of another author to Weary Parent - Christine. I have been reading Christine’s...

Started in Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens • 2 years ago • 0 responses
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Rolling in the New Year

It’s officially New Year’s Eve where I am but cities across the world have already welcomed in the New Year! We don’t have anything special planned. We will probably do a family...

Started in Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens • 3 years ago • 0 responses
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The Hottest Topics on Parenting Teens and Tweens for 2007

As I come to the end of my first year as the author of Weary Parent, I decided to take a quick look back at the most popular topics and posts on parenting teens and tweens for 2007.Should We...

Started in Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens • 3 years ago • 0 responses
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Are the holidays over yet?

Oh my is all I can say! After celebrating Christmas Day at our house with the kids and my parents, we packed everyone up for a 5 hour drive to visit my husband’s side of the family. Three days...

Started in Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: christmas holidays
Wii Family Fun

The last thing my kids expected on Christmas Day was to get a Wii. After all, we all know that they are next to impossible to get. Luckily my husband had gotten ours way back in October and we just...

Started in Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: teens and technology, family fun, family game night, wii
NORAD’s Santa Tracker Gets an Update

NORAD’s Santa Tracker got a bit of an update this year! The biggest update was the addition of the village where kids can go play games - perfect for whiling away the time waiting for the man...

Started in Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: christmas, play games
Beautiful Christmas Lights

One of my favorite things to do before Christmas is to spend an evening driving around the city looking at all the Christmas light displays. Too bad the Holdman’s don’t live in our area -...

Started in Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: christmas holidays, christmas
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