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Top 5 Tips for
Raising
Empowered Tweens
By Amanda Stokes
T
he Tween years can be a challenging time as a parent, as your once compliant daughter rolls her eyes at the idea of being told to hang up her towel, let alone helping empty the dishwasher. As challenging as this new-found attitude is, the Tweenage years are an incredibly important time because it’s an opportunity to set up clear expectations as a family and on an individual level too. It would be wonderful if our daughters became resilient and self-aware by osmosis, but unfortunately life doesn’t work that way. continued next page...
12 Peninsula Kids – Spring 2021