Tweens and teens tend to get a bad rap but the honest truth is that there are so many doing incredible things that deserve to be shared. Last week when my Mother’s Day gift guide went live, I introduced you to Loopholes Boutique. This earring business is the entrepreneurial venture of a tween and teen…
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6 Features Tweens and Teens Look for in a Great Pair of Headphones
This post is sponsored by Motorola Pulse Escape. Headphones are a must-have accessory for today’s tweens and teens who are always listening to music from their playlists, songs from their favorite streaming service, YouTube videos, and streaming shows and movies on the go. Kids with ear bud cords hanging from their ears or donning headphones…
Review: Meet Meccano M.A.X. Interactive Robot with Artificial Intelligence
This post is sponsored by Spin Master Parents looking for a hands-on way to encourage their tween and teens towards STEM learning will love that Meccano M.A.X. incorporates building and the trend of artificial intelligence with the lifelong skill of programming into one very cool robot. With a vision of building a better tomorrow by empowering…
Try. Fail. Learn: The Importance of Being Fueled by Failure #LikeAGirl
This post is sponsored by Always #LikeAGirl Earlier this month Emily completed her high school applications, a process that felt like a precursor of what’s to come as she progresses through high school and looks to college. She attended open houses to learn about the options our public school system offers its students, deciding to…
2017 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Teens That Aren’t Gift Cards
The links in this post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on my link. If you know a teen, you probably think that all they want is gift cards. True that gift cards let them buy what they want but this year, but the…
How Amazon App Empowers Teens to Be Savvy Online Shoppers
This is a sponsored post with Amazon. Art supplies, books, barrettes for her ribbon barrette fundraising venture, and even a new pair of boots are some of the recent items Emily has asked me to purchase using our family’s Amazon account. As often as we use Amazon, this process isn’t seamless because I often forget…
3 Things Your Middle Schooler Needs to Know to Trick or Treat Without You
We’ve hit a Halloween milestone in our house. As a middle school mom, it’s the first year in forever I haven’t been in charge of planning a class Halloween party and one of my kids has decided they don’t want to trick or treat. “Meh,” said Thomas with a shrug of his shoulders a month…
Star Banks Adventure Teaches Tweens & Teens Personal Finance
This is a sponsored post Sometimes the request for money for the things our kids wants seems endless. Money for the movies, a school field trip, yearbooks, a trip to the mall to replace outgrown items in their wardrobe, sports equipment, and the request for a new and better phone, headphones, etc. adds up! We…
How to Teach Kids to Make Good Decisions in Tough Situations
A rush of feet, a quick kiss goodbye, and my two middle schoolers were off to catch the bus. I closed the door and stood with my hand on it for a second, absorbing and appreciating the stillness that comes with an empty house while marveling at my big kids. Both kids in middle school…
How to Talk About Healthy Relationships with Tweens and Teens
This is a sponsored post Throughout pregnancy, infancy, and even through the toddler years, I diligently read to prepare myself for the various ages and stages that were to come but those years were easy compared to now! As a parent of an 11 and 13 year old, my kids have transformed from children to…
