Are we raising Tweens who could easily become the Bling Ring?
This is the world in which we are raising today's Tweens.
Then, when we were having lunch, some teens and Tweens discovered it.
Too many Tweens and teens are unable to handle the rigors of school.
Located on Deck 9 near the main pool areas,
Edge is a club exclusively for Tweens.
Shine, 25% of Tweens and teens consider plastic surgery based on what they see on television.
Tweens are painfully aware of others' perceptions
and believe that everyone is looking at them with critical or even mocking eyes.
A study by the Kaiser Foundation found that Tweens and teens are using media of all kinds
more now than ever before.
Often, parents believe that Tweens can decipher the messages
and determine what is good and healthy versus what is potentially dangerous and risky.
We talked about teachers and neighbors but, as every conversation between dads of Tweens inevitably does, the subject quickly turned to youth sports.
In a recent survey by the American Psychological Association(APA), Tweens and teens said they worried about their family's financial
issues more than their parents thought.
Tweens met with negative responses to their own requests negotiate
the system to get what they want, or what it is they believe they deserve.
Tweens are just as likely to roll their eyes
and demand independence as they are to jump in your lap as they did when they were five.
Among those who watch both YouTube and TV programmes on a
TV set, nearly half of‘Tweens' aged 8-11 and older
children aged 12-15(49 per cent) prefer watching content on YouTube.