Are the tween years the easy years?
Here's Liz Atwood with Tween Tuesday:
This past weekend, I was huddled in a sleeping bag trying to stay warm while camping with my son and his Cub Scout pack in Patapsco State Park. Meanwhile, Charm City Moms blogger-in-chief Kate Shatzkin was hosting a sleepover for 10. Both of us are still trying to recover from the lack of sleep.
But while parenting tweens has its difficulties, in many ways, I think, these are the peaceful years. Kate and I didn’t get a full night’s sleep, but we had fun with our kids. That’s not the same for the sleep-deprived parents who struggle to get their infants to sleep through the night or the parents who lie awake waiting for their teen-ager to come home from a party.
What do you think? Are the tweens really the easy years despite the emotional angst? Is it nature’s way of giving us parents a chance to catch up on our sleep?
Comments
As a parent of 3 girls, ages 14,16,and 18 I couldn't agree more that the tween years are much easier than the later teen years. Tweens are a walk in the park compared to ages 16-18.
Posted by: JimSilver | April 21, 2009 9:24 AM
I hear you, my daughter just turned 16. But... we just did a survey on tween girls and sexting at AllyKatzz.com (link to the survey press release : http://www.allykatzz.com/page/footer/press/)
30% of tween girls ages 10-15 are sending/receiving/posting sexy messages and photos. Findings include what tween girls are doing when we think they are tucked away safely in bed: 61.4% are using their cell phones to text or call friends and 52.5% are using their computer to do things like "Go on myspace cause im not allowed to have one." Might want to leave the lights on !
Posted by: Denise Restauri | April 21, 2009 6:07 PM