Hot Topics - Tweens

• All Cities Should Have Daytime Curfews for Kids

  Posted 9:09 PM 1/4/2012

  Students in Covington, Kentucky now have to follow a daytime curfew or risk being arrested.  Another city in Kentucky has had a similar curfew in place for about 10 years. Daytime crime has gone down and it has helped keep kids in school.  Ken Kippenbrock is the driving force behind the (More)
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• How Can I Make Sure My Child Turns Out Right?

  Posted 10:46 AM 12/13/2011

  You can't-just like you can't make sure you'll get that 10 percent stock market return every year and retire in Fiji. 

  But you can significantly increase the likelihood of your child turning out right. Here are three guidelines that have become confidence-builders (More)
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• Your Kids Really Can't Hear You When You're Talking

  

  Posted 11:00 AM 12/8/2011

  Do you ever have to say something two or three or ten times to your kids? It seems like they can't hear anything you are saying.  I know my kids drive me crazy when I'm talking to them and they don't respond, at all. My husband has the same problem, if he is caught up in something I have to (More)
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• Local Mom Works to Protect & Teach Kids Internet & Cell Phone Safety

  

  Posted 8:14 AM 12/7/2011

  Educate 2 Protect Launches Another Sector of its Unique Educational Approach; Real Life Skits of Sexting, Bullying, Predators, and Texting While Driving is Delivered by High School Drama Students. PUEBLO, CO-December 7, 2011 - We hear about it almost every day in the (More)
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• Children of Deployed Military at Risk of More Violent Behavior

  Posted 11:38 PM 11/3/2011

  This story hits home because Colorado Springs is a large military community.  A study out of the University of Washington shows that children of deployed military members are more than twice as likely to carry a weapon, join a gang or be involved in fights. According to statistics, almost 2 (More)
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• Boys Now Recommended to Get HPV Vaccine

  Posted 9:14 PM 10/25/2011

  The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending that boys and young men be vaccinated against human papillomavirus, or HPV, to protect against anal and throat cancers that can result from sexual activity.

  The committee (More)
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• Mainstream Parenting Methods: Harmful or Helpful?

  Posted 11:17 AM 10/15/2011

  Most parents, especially first time parents, buy parenting books. Books that help us get our babies on a sleep schedule, a feeding schedule, how to deal with teething, potty training and every other milestone kids have from birth to toddlerhood.  Many parents align themselves with a method (More)
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• How Old is Too Old to Trick or Treat?

  Posted 5:28 PM 10/9/2011

  Every year, the Halloween schedule is the same for us.  We head out around 6:00pm and then around 7:00 we head home. By 7:30, the boys have brushed their teeth and are in their jammies. This is how it is for most of the people in our neighborhood with small kids.  They do the early (More)
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• Moody Kids Need Supportive Parents

  Posted 12:39 PM 10/5/2011

  Are your kids moody? A pill is probably not the answer, but your parenting style could help.  A new (More)
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• Top 10 Halloween Movies for Kids

  Posted 10:19 PM 10/4/2011

  Here are our picks for the best Halloween movies to watch with your kids. Obviously, you know your child and what may be too scary for them.  Some of these are great for elementary school aged kids, while others may be for middle school aged kids and up. 

   

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