Here's Liz Atwood with this week's Tween Tuesday

School is finally open and suddenly life gets very busy. I’ve been filling out forms, buying last-minute school supplies and shuttling kids to sports practice. But there’s another thing on my to-do list: checking to see if my tween’s vaccines are up to date.

When our kids are small, it seems we’re at the doctor every few months for check-ups and vaccines. But as they get older, the visits to the pediatrician become less frequent. During the summer, I took the older son to the doctor for a physical that his scout camp required. But it’s been over a year since my 10-year-old went for a check-up.

While most of us are diligent in getting our children vaccinated when they are small, we sometimes forget that they need booster shots as they approach their teen years. A recent CBS News report noted that many states are requiring proof of updated shots before kids can enroll in middle and high school.

Here’s a list of vaccines the Centers for Disease Control recommend for teens and tweens.

This week my to-do list is going to include a call to the pediatrician.