Preteens
| Pre-teens... they're too cool to be children, and still haven't quite reached the teen years. Pre-teens are trapped between two worlds, and it can be quite interesting navigating the wilds of pre-teen parenting. Here are tips to stay on course, and have fun on the journey. Pre-teens editor: Jill Berry |  |
Standardized tests are a fact of life for the public school student. Each state administers a test to its students to access their knowledge of the school curriculum. The results of a state's assessments of its students are of great interest to parents, teachers, and school administrators.
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As an editor, I rarely, if ever, traveled for work. Once or twice I Metro-ed to Alexandria or D.C. for a class or a conference. As a WAHM editor, I drove between my home and the office more times than I care to consider over a 6-year period. Later as a SAHM, I drove to playdates, the library, and preschool, but never farther away than an hour from my house. So you can imagine the turmoil in my home as I adjusted (still adjusting) to the travel that comes with my new job of blogger.
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One minute we are talking and the next I am calling for an exorscism. She is up and down and extremely nasty to me. The venom starts pouring out and doesn't seem to stop. There's screaming and crying as well.
I feel as though we have entered the second round of “Terrible Twos”, except she is big now with a lot more words.
For the "most" part we eat well in the Musings from Me home. Fruits. Veggies. Milk. Small amounts of juice. Lean meat. But, it's the word "most" that is the key to the days when we eat on the run...or grab a nonhealthy snack as we are running out to sports practice...or any number of other times when our eating habits could use some improvement. We try to eat healthy, but it is hard.
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The Musings from Me family love weekends. It doesn't matter if we are at a soccer game, or a volleyball tournament, or an all-day swim meet, we enjoy every minute of our weekends. Even though my preteen and teen frequently have homework or projects to do, the weekend isn't over until bedtime on Sunday.
Christmas is over. It was a great holiday for the Musings from Me family. We celebrated. We ate. We played. We relaxed. Most of all we spent time as a family.
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As the mom of a preteen AND a teen, I worry about my girls. All. the. Time. I fret when they are not with me and I worry when they are with me. I'm a mom who worries about everything. I worry that they will be teased at school. I strive to equip them with the tools to help them tackle life's problems. I sympathize with them when they are not invited to a birthday party. I help them with their homework. I am proud of when my preteen/teen takes responsibility and completes a task without prodding or nagging from me. Finally, I empower them to make good choices.
Read more: National Tween Girl Summit: Speakers Empower Tweens
I wasn't excited to leave home early on a Saturday morning immediately following chaperoning 6th grade Outdoor Education Camp. I was tired and facing the prospect of doing load after load of laundry. But, I did leave my house with my preteen and teen in tow. Where were we headed at 7 a.m. on a Saturday morning? To the National Tween Girl Summit in Washington, D.C., that's where!
With back-to-school night the night before the TypeAMom Conference, I knew I would it would be a scheduling challenge to say the least. How would I do back-to-school night with a preteen and teen in middle school with two different schedules. And then there was the packing for TypeAMom Conference? How would I get it done?
Read more: Middle School Back-to-School Night for Parents of Preteens
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