Tweens 10 - 13 Years

No longer little, not yet teens…the Tween years can be unpredictably challenging! Balancing your child’s needs for independence and continuing to teach responsibility, set limits and boundaries can work very well by following the principles of positive parenting. While much time has passed since the toddler years, for tweens, a sense of capability and responsibility is very important. This is a time to give your child wings and yet, hold on to them so they grown stable, reliable roots to stand on.

Find the support you need here to help with screen time, social media, friendship challenges, self-esteem, bullying, grades and homework, curfews and navigating communication without nagging, yelling and threatening.

Positive Parenting Articles For Parenting Your Tween

How to Discipline Children Effectively without Quick Hacks and Punishments

by Ariadne Brill

Quick and clever discipline hacks tend to fail or make unwanted behaviors even worse. Discover here better, more effective and developmentally appropriate ways to discipline your child. Counting methods, sticker charts, automatic timers, fuzzy pom-poms and rubber bands…good discipline? These are some of the popular recommendations for dealing with misbehavior. If you tried all the…

How and When Children Develop Emotional Intelligence and Self-Control

by Ariadne Brill

Developing emotional intelligence starts in early childhood. Every interaction with parents, caregivers, sibblings and friends gives your child information about their emotional world. Your parenting choices can influence your child’s emotional development. Your child’s emotional awareness and how they handle feelings can impact lifelong happiness and wellbeing. Growing up healthy goes beyond eating a well-balanced…

Behavior Changes you Can Expect to see in your Child as you Shelter In Place

by Ariadne Brill

Sheltering in place can create behavior changes for the whole family. Here you can find information on what you can expect and how you can respond to these behaviors in a helpful and positive way. Quick guide on setting limits included below. With the ongoing pandemic, we are living through very are uncertain times. Routine…

This Simple Change To How You Set Limits On Misbehavior Will Help Your Kids Listen To You

by Marcilie Smith Boyle

Inside: Learn Eight Key Phrases for setting limits without having to raise your voice using Positive Discipline The idea of parenting with kindness and firmness at the same time sounded so appealing when I first heard it. But I still struggled: What does kind and firm parenting look like, in the moment, when my child…

Kids Routine Charts and Using Positive Discipline To Make them Work

by Marcilie Smith Boyle

Over the summer, my 9 year old daughter began having trouble falling asleep. “I just can’t sleep!!” she whined (and she really meant it.) After several weeks of trying to talk her out of her insomnia, I decided a new bedtime routine was in order. We brainstormed the steps, and decided to include a short…

Two Things Every Child Needs To Feel for Misbehavior To Disappear

by Marcilie Smith Boyle

Your child’s behavior is not the problem. Really. If your child’s behavior is not the problem, then what is? Some parents reply, “I’m the problem!” It’s true that you may be part of the problem but here’s the real answer . . . The problem is the problem. There’s always something deeper that causes the…

How To Get Siblings To Stop Fighting and Get Along

by Ariadne Brill

Inside: Understand why siblings fight with each other and for attention and learn sibling conflict reduction parenting tools. “You are being mean!” said my son. His face filled with disappointment. “I’m never sharing my truck with you ever again.” He added, walking away with a deep sigh. I had been listening to my son and…

Avoid Power Struggles using this Problem Solving Script

by Nicole Schwarz

Inside: Learn how to Avoid Power Struggles and problem solve when you and your child have conflicting opinions. The bathroom is getting steamy. The water has been flowing for minutes, and your child is still fully clothed, refusing to budge. Every night it’s the same battle. You say that he needs to shower. He refuses…

Three Tips For Getting Kids Ready and Out the Door Struggle Free

by Positive Parenting Connection

Discover tried and true parenting tips for getting everyone out the door in the morning. Do mornings at your house look like a scene from a stressful Groundhog’s day video? The same level of stress, the same rushing, and the same power struggles with your children day in and day out? If it does, you…

8 Proven Ways That Teach Children To Respect Safety Rules

by Positive Parenting Connection

Have you ever told your children not to hide in a clothing store, not to touch dangerous things, or not to run in the parking lot? Have you had to say it more than once, only to find that they repeat the same behavior three minutes later? Why is this happening? Prohibition (like saying DON’T)…

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