Hot Topics - Tweens

• Mom Tips

  Ensuring Your Childrens Safety While They're Home Alone

  

  Posted 11:44 AM 5/17/2013 by Stephanie Mckendrick - New Mexico Mom

  Every parent of a child approaching the age of 10 begins to wonder when it’s okay to leave the child alone at home. It’s an individual decision, of course, based on the child’s maturity and degree of comfort with being left alone, but there is a universal consideration and steps (More)

  
  

• 719 Moms - Education

  Summer Learning Loss - Bridging the Gap

  

  Posted 9:18 AM 5/15/2013 by College Nannies & Tutors of CS

  Through our one-on-one role model mentoring, a College Tutor will help your student avoid losing the progress of last year.

  Families bristle at the idea of making children study over the summer, but the research is clear. The loss of learning over the summer is real and it is significant. (More)

  
  

• 719Moms - Hot Topics

  Why prom proposals put too much pressure on kids

  

  Posted 11:56 PM 5/3/2013

  When I was in high school, getting asked to the prom was a big enough deal on it's own! Today, boys are expected to come up with these elaborate You Tube worthy proposals. My marriage proposal wasn't as elaborate as these "promposals" as they are called are getting! This new trend actually says a (More)

  
  

• 719Moms - Hot Topics

  Wow! Kids these days really are worse than they used to be!

  

  Posted 11:35 PM 5/2/2013

  We heard it a million times when we were kids "Kids today..." and then something derogatory. They told us how we didn't appreciate things and how sad that we weren't raised in the "good ol' days". But it seems teens today really are the generation that is taking the cake in the "kids today..." (More)

  
  

• 719Moms - Hot Topics

  How to Plant a Family Garden!

  

  Posted 10:37 PM 4/30/2013

  I remember as a child eating the vegetables from my grandparent's garden every spring! Well, today a lot of families are going back to that, even if it's a small garden with just a few things. Wouldn't it be a great way to get the kids more interested in eating veggies? Want to get started by (More)

  
  

• 719Moms - Hot Topics

  How letting your kid be a quitter is alright

  

  Posted 11:32 PM 4/23/2013

  When I was 12-years-old my friends all joined community theater; so I begged my parents to sign me up. Everyone was so excited to get their parts in the big Peter Pan production after try-outs had gone on for over a week. I couldn't sing or dance and I believed in the "there are no small parts" (More)

  
  

• Green Moms

  5 Great Earth Day Activities for Kids

  

  Posted 10:09 AM 4/22/2013 by Kristin Frerichs - Green Mom

  1) Make a recycled animal for Earth Day! Learn about recycling by using egg cartons, plastic bottles, corks, bottle caps, grocery bags, or popsicle sticks to make caterpillars, fish, camels, birds and insects. All you need is some glue and a little imagination!

  2) Visit the zoo! Go learn (More)

  
  

• Mom Tips

  How to capture their true personalities....

  

  Posted 12:55 PM 4/5/2013 by Grace - My719Moms Contributor

  

  For all my mom-tographer friends, have you ever wondered how to capture your child's personalities in a photograph? Here's five tips you can try today...

  1. If you are planning a (More)

  
  

• 719Moms - Hot Topics

  Helping Your Kids Organize Their Toys

  

  Posted 10:30 PM 3/15/2013

  Kids can work up a real mess playing with all of their toys and dragging them throughout the house. But, your house doesn't have to look like a toy shop! Check out this helpful tips to help your little ones keep their toys in order.

  • Let them help you pick out organizational bins or (More)

  
  

• HSPPR

  You're Never Too Young to Make a Difference!

  

  Posted 1:33 PM 3/13/2013 by Gretchen Pressley, HSPPR

  School project coming up? Maybe your child just needs something to do on the weekends or over break.

  Or you might just have an avid little animal lover who wants to help out! Whatever the reason, if your (More)