Tweens

How Much Monitoring Is Too Much For Your Tweens And Social Media?

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Welcome to Tween and Teen Tuesdays at OurCrazyBoys.com! Today we’re talking about tweens and social media. I hope you’ll come share your posts about your not-so-little-but-not-so-big kids with me. _____________________________________________ Instagram. Facebook. Even Twitter. Tweens and teens are all over these social media sites right now. But do you know there are other sites and [...]

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What To Do With Tweens In Scottsdale, Arizona

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 This post is part of a series sponsored by #ScottsdaleAZ. We had a blast in Scottsdale and I would have blogged the same whether or not it was compensated! A couple weeks ago we headed up to Scottsdale, Arizona for a family weekend! Our original plans were to take the boys on a hot air [...]

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Westin Kierland FlowRider Fun in #ScottsdaleAZ

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We spent this past weekend in Scottsdale, Arizona – though the weather didn’t cooperate, we made the best of it and had an amazing time! We stayed at the Westin Kierland resort and… wow! We stayed in a casita room near the pool and water amenities – a lazy river, waterslide, children’s play area and [...]

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Moms Of Tweens Unite!

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    Welcome to Tween/Teen Tuesday at OurCrazyBoys.com! I’m doing my best to lighten your load a little when it comes to raising those not-so-little and not-so-big kids of yours. Make sure to link up any tween or teen related blog you know of below in the linky! ___________________ Bloggers with young kids are everywhere. [...]

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Jesus Loves Total Wine

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Image courtesy of http://bit.ly/Xbt0kq Last week, Steve asked me to grab some beer on the way home. Total Wine is right next to the mall (where I may or may not have been with Jack), so we popped in there. We found the beer and walked to the register. As I was getting ready to grab [...]

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Tween Parenting Resources – Tween/Teen Tuesday Linky

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Welcome to Tween and Teen Tuesdays at OurCrazyBoys.com! I hope you’ll come share your posts about your not-so-little-but-not-so-big kids with me. Tween Parenting Resources Seriously – we are not alone in this. “This” being the eye rolling, eyebrow raising, chore-avoiding, video game playing, loud music listening, junk food eating tween years. Connecting with other parents [...]

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Holiday Family Photos With Tweens: Take 1-9

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Getting that perfect holiday photo doesn’t get easier as the kids get older. I wish it did. Getting great holiday family photos with tweens can be stressful. You don’t want to be too serious, but you can’t let the shoot get out of control. You want to capture their personality without them photobombing the Christmas [...]

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Fun Facebook Memes… Or Are They? {Tween/Teen Tuesday}

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Welcome to Tween and Teen Tuesdays at OurCrazyBoys.com! I hope you’ll come share your posts about your not-so-little-but-not-so-big kids with me. Michael has a new favorite past time. He sends me things. More than “things,” he sends me these – (I think they’re called memes – rhymes with themes – but Karen calls them “Creative [...]

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A Fly On My Wall… Tween/Teen Tuesday

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Welcome to Tween and Teen Tuesdays at OurCrazyBoys.com! I hope you’ll come share your posts about your not-so-little-but-not-so-big kids with me. If you were a fly on my wall, you might hear me nagging, asking, reminding, and contradicting myself every 10 minutes. What’s going on with one boy is usually the exact opposite from what’s [...]

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