Tag: tweens
Why I’m Loving the Taxi Years
I like to call the stage of life we're in right now "The Taxi Years."
My kids are 11 and 7, and they have a...
Big Kids Are Great
Not gonna lie, having older kids is pretty awesome.
Every once in a while you’ll see a meme in which someone wishes they could go...
Batteries and Bunnies: Parenting Big Kids in Quarantine
I’m going to let you in on a secret: The Iowa City Moms Contributers talk to each other. Each month, before a deadline, our...
Parenting in The Teen Years: Setting Healthy Boundaries and Holding Limits
I have been parenting for 16.5 years, but only parenting a teen for 3.5 years. I feel really, really confident in the birth to...
Spooky Activities and Halloween Haunts for Teens and Tweens in Iowa...
Halloween can be more than trick-or-treating and costumes, but it can be challenging to find activities that are inclusive to the whole family. Here...
Along for the Ride: The Unexpected Gift of Club Sports
This is my 6th grader’s first year playing club sports. For us that has meant extra practice nights, away games that might require a...
The Last Teen In America Without a Smartphone
Smart phones. Nearly every woman, man, teenager, child, and dog has one. Okay, maybe not the dog, but you get my point. Smartphones are...