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    8 Things Parents Need to Know About Tweens

    By | Parenting – Tue, Oct 23, 2012 12:02 PM EDT

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    They're still kids
    Consider tweendom to be an awful lot like Middle Earth. Caught between child and full-fledged teen, our tweens are struggling with navigating more mature ... more 
    Photo by: Shutterstock
    They're still kids
    Consider tweendom to be an awful lot like Middle Earth. Caught between child and full-fledged teen, our tweens are struggling with navigating more mature territory while still a child. Rock, meet hard place.
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    I have a tween. Thank you for your condolences. My son will be turning 10-years-old next week, that is if he survives his attitude long enough to make it. What happened to my sweet boy who once thought my loving arms could solve anything? What happened to that little boy who wanted to grow up and marry me in a castle? I guess I blinked and he grew up. Take a look at the tween truths learned the hard way over the last year! - By Lori Garcia



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