Some ideas on how to bond with your tween over School Vacation ... Exercise together - this can give you talking time and accomplish something healthy all at the same time. Do a Puzzle or Play a Board Game together [...]
There’s a lot of changes that happen during those tween years - which involve a lot of challenges for parents. I think one of the most painful parts of parenting is “The Break Up.” And I’m not referring to the [...]
So the dreaded letter from school arrives in the mail. It is a warning you that your child will soon be learning about puberty in school. What will the letter say? ? The girls and boys will be separated to learn [...]
Actual (verbatim) conversation between me (Dr. Lisa) and my 10 year old. So mom, you have only had sex twice, right? Why do you want to know that? Well, you only have two kids. So that means you have [...]
Rachel admits she was a bit embarrassed to come to a Turning Teen workshop....but watch this short clip to see how she felt afterwards about the program :)
Hailey, Age 9 , tells her mom why she likes Turning Teen :)
Metro Parent Magazine Features Turning Teen Helping Moms and Daughters Talk about Puberty :) Looking forward to having new girls at our workshops thanks to the help of Metro Parent spreading the word! http://www.metroparent.com/metro-parent-magazine/m-parenting/m-tweens-teens/turning-teen-program-helps-moms-daughters-talk-puberty/
Thank you to WDIV Channel 4 Detroit and Paula Tutman for featuring Turning Teen! We had a blast! And love spreading the word that we are here to help moms help their daughters!!!! http://www.clickondetroit.com/lifestyle/program-helps-moms-daughters-who-have-puberty-questions What a fabulous group [...]
Turning Teen’s Top Ten Tips for Parenting Tweens When your child is changing, then your parenting style needs to change too. Listen to what she is saying. Just listen...you don’t always have to talk. Even if she is [...]
My winter break vacation was one long Turning Teen workshop. Fortunately I didn’t mind since I love talking to other parents about the complicated life of pubertal tweens. There were about twenty families at this family resort, all with kids [...]
