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3 Tricks to Try in the Event of a Tween Sleepover

By: Jennifer Griffin-Wiesner

Mom, Can I Sleep at Jack’s Tonight?

Ah, sleepovers…the epicenter, thus far, of peer pressure and questionable teenage behavior in my son’s life. As my kids have gotten older, I realize that I was unprepared for the transition from the little kid mega-event of a sleepover to the casual, “Mom, can I sleep at ____’s tonight.” This new, impromptu “crashing at someone’s house” version of sleepovers can bring along with it a series of puzzling (and maybe even disturbing) scenarios that will make you ask—both of your kid and of the host parents—“Really???” Read more >

What to Say about What Not to Wear: Makeover Messages for Kids
By: Guest Blogger, Tenessa Gemelke  

Our friend, Tenessa Gemelke, is a silly mom with a goofy sense of style. When she was recently cast on TLC's reality show, What Not to Wear, and made over into a silly mom with fancy style, she seized the opportunity to address a few often-hard-to-talk-about issues like body image and integrity with her seven and four-year-old sons and teenage nieces. Read Tenessa's account of her experience on What Not To Wear. Read more >

What Do You Do When Your Child Gets into Trouble?

We have a warped idea about parenting in our society today. We think that only “bad” kids get into trouble and that “good” kids never do.

That’s complete hogwash!

All kids get into trouble. The difference is whether or not you catch problems early on and deal with them.

Cyber Safety

Who are your kids’ online friends?

When You Don't Like Your Child's Friend

Worry is the darkroom in which negatives are developed.
—Anonymous

You hate to admit it, but your child has a friend you don’t like.

Teaching Your Child to Resist Peer Pressure

No child is immune to peer pressure.
—Kathi Hudson, author

Every day, your children make decisions based on what the kids around them say and do. Sometimes they make good decisions.

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