Tag Archives: tweens

“Mama needs a drink!” Is it time to rethink our drinking?

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Nicole O'Donnell, RN

Last updated: January 17, 2025 The Rethink Your Drinking campaign has me thinking. Thinking about standard drink sizes, the long and short term health effects of alcohol use and when zero alcohol is the limit. It also has me thinking … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Pregnancy, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged baby, child, disease prevention, family, health, injury prevention, Mental Health, Physical Health, Safety, stress, teens, toddler, tweens | Leave a comment

Our kids make great teachers

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Halton Guest Blogger

My tween and teens are a lot more tech-savvy than I am. They are naturally adept with today’s technology and have a skill for trouble shooting. I frequently find myself asking to draw on their expertise when I am learning … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teen Brain, Teens | Tagged building assets, kids teaching, learning, Lessons, lessons learned, Mental Health, parents learning, positive parenting, relationship with kids, stress, teaching, teens, tweens | Leave a comment

Mom versus mascara in the battle of the make-up

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Nicole O'Donnell, RN

Mascara. It’s a simple word, but somehow it has become the bane of my existence. Really and truly. I’ve never had any hard-and-fast rules when it comes to make-up use and my four daughters. Usually, if something seems reasonable it is worth … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teen Brain, Teens | Tagged child development, limit setting, make-up, making decisions, mascara, parenting style, teens, tweens, wearing make-up | 4 Comments

Positive parenting. Is it worth it?

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

I am officially the mother of a 16 year old! How on earth did that happen? How is it that I am the mother of teenage kids! I never imagined I would be that old or that I would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged assertive discipline, assets, emotions, father, Mental Health, mother, positive parenting, preschoolers, problem solving, self-esteem, stress, teens, tweens | 2 Comments

What is true happiness? Have you found it?

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

Be happy. It sounds so simple, but is it really that easy? When you ask parents what they want for their kids when they grow up, many will often include the word “happy” in their descriptors. “I’d like to see my kids… … Continue reading →