Parenting Tweens

Tweenagers are a breed all of their own, no longer a child, not quite a teenager, so parenting tweens is definitely a new skill you need to acquire. All kids need discipline in their lives, and the punishment differs according to a child’s age. As they mature, certain kinds of consequences for misbehaving that they … Read more

Lets Talk Puberty and Periods!

With Eowyn, the youngest daughter about to start year 5 at school, it will be another letter home informing parents that the school nurse will be coming into school to discuss puberty and periods, oh joy! I remember my own puberty talks, although they didn’t happen until our first year of high school, (I guess … Read more