Valentine’s Day Pressure on Kids

Hey, Moms. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it’s very important to address some pressures kids may be facing in school and in social settings. Expectations are high, and everyone is expected to have a valentine or express their feelings for their crush. Everyone goes out there and looks for someone to exchange gifts [...]

The Body Scoop for Girls: A Straight-Talk Guide to a Healthy, Beautiful You

The Body Scoop for Girls
Reviewed by Kim Childress
This book could alternately be titled “Everything You Could Ever Possibly Hope to Learn From Your OB-GYN.” It may technically be for tweens and teens, but moms are absolutely guaranteed to learn a thing or two, whether about the subject at hand or how to talk to your [...]

Can I Catch It Like a Cold?: Coping With a Parent’s Depression

Can I Catch It Like A Cold?: Coping with a Parent’s Depression
Review by Kim Childress
Alex doesn’t understand why his dad quit his job as a policeman and would rather sleep than play with the dog or watch Alex play soccer. Is he lazy? Doesn’t he care? This picture book for all ages provides a way [...]

Parents’ Guide to the Middle School Years

A Parent’s Guide to the Middle School Years, by Joe Bruzzese, MA
Celestial Arts (Ten Speed Press), $14.95
By Kim Childress
This book ranks as one of the best I’ve seen on helping your child transition out of the elementary years into a future of academic success. For many kids, middle school is the beginning of a radically [...]

Is Your Tween Spending Too Much Time Online? Conduct Your Own Study

By Christine Duval
A recent poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation study shows the average kid between the ages of 8 and 18 spends 7.5 hours a day online. Struck by the numbers, I decided to conduct my own “study” to see just how much time my tween daughter spends in front of a screen — [...]

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