Remember last week when I told you I was
co-hosting a class at The Motherhood on Tweens and Self Esteem?
Well it was a great class, and lots of fun! The host Rosalind Wiseman (Author of Queen Bees and Wannabes) really knew her stuff, and the co-hosts and attendees had such great questions and ideas.
Sad that you missed it? Well don’t be-there is a recap posted at The Motherhood “Tweens and Building Self Esteem”. Just click on through–don’t worry, it doesn’t take too long to read and there are some great tips for helping your teen have a healthy self esteem.
Not only did I get to be a co-host on the chat itself, but Unilever and The Motherhood are providing a great giveaway package for me to share with one lucky reader! The gift pack will include a Vera Bradley bag (when I looked them up online they cost like $72!); one each of Dove, Degree Girl and Degree Men deodorant, and Rosalind Wiseman’s books: Queen Bees and Wannabes and Boys, Girls and Other Hazardous Materials.
This giveaway will run from today, Monday October 17th through midnight EST Friday October 21st.
The winner will be chosen via random drawing.
To enter, tell me what your biggest concern is for the tween in your life.
Please, when you are done, consider swinging by the Don’t Fret the Sweat page on Facebook and giving it a “like”. While you are at it, if you haven’t “liked” the Frugal Upstate Facebook page, make sure you do that too!
Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by Unilever and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own.
I don’t look forward to explaining puberty. I’ve tried once or twice to start on it, but she didn’t get it at the time.
My son James who is 11 almost 12 concerns me with peer pressures. James is always willing to help out friends, he is very sweet and sincere. I could see him being a target for bullying. He told me this morning that he gets called names by peers a lot, he says it is only to joke around. I think joking around sets the stage for middle school bullying. This is my concern.
I am a youth pastor… so I have a lot of tweens and teens in my life. They are all super great kids. I get concerned most about them learning balance. Tweens and teens are sooooooo busy, and there is a lot of pressure on them to do more. They often don’t have time to do things they love that bring them joy. I see that happen a lot in the tween years, where they move from the joy of childhood, to being weighed down by the burden of living up to parents, teachers, coaches, and yes, even youth pastors. I really want them to learn balance and joy, and learn to give to others, but that they also need to be true to themselves.
I’m concerned about bullies. Both my husband and I went through school with some sort of bully target on our foreheads. I’d hate to see that trickle down to the tweens in my life.
My biggest concern is that she stay true to her values and make smart choices when faced with peer pressure.
My biggest concern is peer pressure. I hope they will make the right choices and not focus on what their friends are doing.
the whole sex, drugs, alcohol issues we’re going to face
EVERYTHING!!! I just feel safe in reminding them that Jesus is a prayer away!!!
My oldest is turning 11, and I worry about him being a follower. His personality tends to be that way, and I’m trying to teach him to stand up and do the right thing.
My tween girls and boys…..scary stuff.
I am concerned on how to tell them where babies come from. This is a topic that I dont like trying to explain
My daughter is 9 and although I dread “the talk” re: puberty, my biggest fear is girls and how mean they can be. I’ve seen it already in her school and I just know it will get worse as time goes by. I think the books in this giveaway will be a big asset to me!
I had a friend who bullied me in school and my daughter is very strong in herself and i’m afraid she could do that to her friends. that and guys, scary stuff!
My nephew is a Christian “tween” and I worry about him balancing befriending kids who aren’t Christians and letting them influence him toward less-than-healthy behavior.
My daughter is 10 and very unique. I am worried that she will try to conform as others tease and pick on her because she is different.
my biggest concern is bullying.
My major concern is that we provide her with what she needs to find her passion in life. I believe this concern will be with me for a number of years.
School and extra-curricular activities seemed to have intensified since we hit the tween years. My major concern is trying to successfully teach that work/life balance to my tweens/teens so that they still can keep the joy of childhood without becoming total stress machines.
My biggest concern right now is school. We moved over the summer and she seems to be settling in well socially, but some of her classes are still going over things she did last year. She is starting to get bored at school – never a good sign.
My biggest concern is the pressure to be in so many clubs, teams, and activities that there’s no time to just relax and be a tween! I’m afraid that our kids are going to turn into grownups that can’t handle having free time in their lives.
just to be herself and that she doesn’t have to be a clone
My concern for my tween boy is body image. Already he sees himself as not as tall/ muscular/ etc as the other boys. I thought body image was a girl issue, but I’m quickly learning boys can have issues as well.
I participated in the chat on The Motherhood and found it very comforting to know that other parents are dealing with the same issues and that also that a lot of the other parents made suggestions to me that are already things that I am doing…it makes me feel better to know that I am doing the right things!
My biggest concern for tween is her self-esteem.