Parenting Tweens and Teens

Everything on parenting through the teenage and tween years. Share your posts on chores, curriculum and homework, dealing with teenage emotions, setting boundaries, teen activities and jobs, applying to college, connecting to your teenager and middle schooler, managing teen and tween stress and more. Please NO pins on pregnancy, babies or toddlers. Pin for pin!:) To join as a contributor follow me and email me at miranda@thereluctantcowgirl.com including your Pinterest email.
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Gifts For a Teenage Girl
Attention parents and grandparents of teenage girls, are you wondering what are good gifts for a teenage girl? Not sure what to get your teenage girl? This list is vetted by a number of teenage girls that I have reached out to for the best answers. Check out the ideas below!
Chores for Teens Made Simple: The Easy Plan That Worked Best
Teens and chores...seems like an oxymoron I know but hang on. I'm going to take you through what we did this summer and how this one tweak of our system of chores for teens dramatically improved how easily our teens took to all the household tasks
Christmas Movie List for Teens
Our family loves to watch movies together! We will watch and discuss, and watch another! This favorite Christmas movie list for teens will help you find a few good ones to watch.
Conversations with Tweens
5 conversations you must have with tweens! Prepare your middle schooler for the teen years by having these key discussions during their tween years. There are a few conversations that are so much easier to discuss before they reach the high school years! #parentingtweens #raisingtweens #conversationstarts
Best Stocking Stuffers for College Students
More than 30 stocking stuffers for college boys and college girls. Stocking stuffer ideas for college kids under $10 and up. College dorm stocking stuffers.
Selective Mutism: 5 Ways to Help Your Child
📌 Does your teenager or younger child struggle with selective mutism or another form of childhood anxiety? In this post, hear from a teen who shares her story navigating life with selective mutism, speech, communication, and anxiety. She shares five helpful strategies her parents used to support her in school and at home. Support your child’s emotional well-being by understanding the why behind communication challenges.
Best Teen Parenting Books
8 Best books for parenting teens. Help your teen grown into a positive and productive adult with these teen parenting books. End the homework hassle. Teach your teen life skills. Learn to be a positive teen parent.
18 Fun Birthday Party Ideas for Tweens and Teens
When your child hits the tween or teen years, planning a “cool” birthday party can be tricky. They’re still young enough to actually want a birthday party, but old enough to give a big thumbs down to anything that’s lame, boring, or too childish. That’s why we asked every tween and teen we knew for their opinion!
Holiday Gift Guide for Autistic Teens and Tweens!
📌 Holiday gift guide for autistic teenagers and tweens! In this post, check out more than 40 fun and unique gift ideas for the autistic or neurodivergent teen in your life. Send this list to the grandparents for a Christmas morning your teen will happily remember! Also, these make wonderful birthday presents as well! Games, electronics, creative art supplies, cosplay ideas, and more!
10 Things I've Learned About Parenting Teenagers
Just a FEW lessons I've learned parenting my teenagers. #parentingsolutions #parentingteens #parentingteenagers
Selective Mutism in Children and Teens: 5 Ways Parents and Teachers Can Help
📌 Does your teenager or younger child struggle with selective mutism or another form of childhood anxiety? In this post, hear from a teen who shares her story navigating life with selective mutism, speech, communication, and anxiety. She shares five helpful strategies her parents used to support her in school and at home. Support your child’s emotional well-being by understanding the why behind communication challenges.
25 Calming Sensory Activities for Autistic Teens and Tweens
📌 Support your autistic teens and tweens with these 25 sensory activities. Emotional regulation is greatly impacted by sensory processing needs. Here are some effective calming sensory activities and tools to help autistic teenagers find calm and emotional wellbeing. Simple activities that can be done at home or in the classroom. Provide children and students with simple self-regulation tools that will serve them for a lifetime.
Calming Vagus Nerve Stimulation Activities for the Family
📌 Here are 5 ways to stimulate the vagus nerve. What’s the Vagus Nerve? The strength of the vagus nerve, the 12th cranial nerve, is an indicator of health and well-being. It supports nervous system regulation by increasing parasympathetic nervous system activity. This results in greater stress resilience. In this post, i share 5 vagus nerve stimulation strategies to support kids and adults. These calming activities are great self-regulation tools for neurodivergent kids and adults (ADHD, autism, anxiety, etc.)