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Tweens & Teens

December 31

Behavioral Development In Adolescence | Smart Parenting

Get to know more about your growing child.

People often say that adolescence is the most challenging time for parents. But did you know it is as difficult for your child, too?Adolescence is marked by puberty, which starts earlier than you might think. Adolescence has three stages: early adolescence, middle
Tweens & Teens

October 26

How To Introduce Smartphones To Your Teenager

Screen time experts advise parents should introduce digital devices to kids the same way the Megastar did with her kids

In our highly digital world, it’s not unusual to see young children and toddlers who know their way around smartphones and tablets. So when Sharon Cuneta shared that she had just gifted her youngest son Miguel a simple phone, many were amazed.“Someone
Tweens & Teens

October 12

This 13 Year Old CEO Turned Her K-Pop Fandom Into A Business

She earned her cafe’s capital all on her own through a combination of online selling and monetary gifts received since she was a baby

Most businesses started at a young age are glossed over because people assume seed money was given by parents. But in the case of Given Mendoza, a 13 year old CEO who owns and manages G’s KPop Kilig in Baguio, her parents
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September 28

Camille Prats, VJ Yambao Play Never Have I Ever With Teen Sons

Take it from Camille Prats and VJ Yambao, who got honest with their teenage sons over a round of Never Have I Ever!

“Wala namang anak ang hindi nag-lie sa parents, diba?” said Nathan, the 14-year-old teenager of Camille Prats. The 37-year-old acrtress and mom of four could only admit that she, too, has lied to her own parents growing up, especially about where she
Tweens & Teens

September 18

Parent's Guide To Talking To Teens About Dating

He didn't hide his dating history from his unica hija.

What words of wisdom would you give your unica hija? For celebrity turned politician Richard Gomez, he didn’t shy away from his own dating history and was honest.In his September 15 vlog, Ogie Diaz interviewed the Ormoc city mayor and asked a
Tweens & Teens

September 1

Tips For Parenting Digital Natives And Gen Z Kids

Feel like you're losing to TikTok and YouTube? Here are six steps to remember whenever you feel like social media is your child's number one influence and not you

As they raise digital natives, parents of the Z and Alpha generations sometimes find themselves in a tug-of-war with social media and the internet. No matter how present they seem to be in their children’s lives—especially tweens and teens– they can’t help
Tweens & Teens

August 22

How You Can Prepare Your Teen For F2F Classes

Be ready for a range of emotions and thoughts from your child and remember to take it easy on them.

It's officially back to school season and parents and students will need to prepare for a new style of teaching and learning, that is the HyFlex or Hybrid-Flexible modality. To explain it simply, hyflex learning uses a combination of in-person and online
Tweens & Teens

August 9

Are Your Overparenting Your Tween?

Her daughter expressed sadness over long hours back in F2F classes and feelings of being left out by her classmates

Parents, especially mothers, have a tendency to “baby” their children, even beyond the baby years.We can’t help it - it’s in our nature to look after them to check if they already ate, if they’re sleeping well, if they’re hurt or sick.No
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July 28

Teen YouTuber Bought A Two-Storey House For Her Family

Her mom said, she proudly supports her teen daughter's passion, "Pero dapat maglaan din ng oras sa gawaing bahay, pag-aaral, at pahinga."

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, many people tried to find alternative ways to make money from home.Although most ran small businesses as a side hustle, there were also a few lucky ones who managed to financially support their whole family with their earnings.Such
Tweens & Teens

June 26

6 Ways Parents Can Support 13-18 Year Old Teenagers

“We’re so excited for what the future holds for you,” writes Doug in his birthday greeting for his first-born

She’s officially a teenager. Kendra Kramer turned 13 years old on June 25, 2022 and parents Doug and Cheska Kramer are sentimental but also excited.“Seems like just yesterday you were that chubby baby whose personality was larger than life, very loud, unbashful,
Tweens & Teens

June 14

Expect These Changes When Your Child Enters Teenage Years

“Grabe, I can’t believe we’re gonna have a teenager na!” says the dad of three.

There’s something different about the teenage years. Once a child hits the age bracket that ends with the word ‘teen’, parents know that childhood has ended and a new season of parenting is beginning.It looks like Doug Kramer may have felt this
Tweens & Teens

April 30

Masungit O Depressed Na Teenager? Signs To Look Out For

Here are tips to determine if it’s just the hormonal change or something more

I don’t know when or how it started, but I’ve noticed for quite some time now that my teen son easily gets irritated over the simplest of reminders. You can feel from the sound of his voice that he is annoyed about
Tweens & Teens

March 30

3 Tips To Improve Your Relationship With Your Teenager

'Naging madaldal sila since natuto magsalita and then nung naging teenager na, one-liner nalang kung sumagot'

Adolescence is a difficult phase as it is the age when they start to build their own identity, question their parent's authority, and test boundaries.Since the start of the pandemic, The Philippine Mental Health Association Inc. together with the Department of Education
Tweens & Teens

March 14

Discipline Technique Na Hindi Epektibong Gawin Sa Teenagers

Ayon sa ilang eksperto, mas nakakasama kaysa nakakabuti ang ganitong discipline technique.

Sinasabi na isa sa mga pinakamahirap na parte ng pagpapalaki ng anak ang kanilang teenage years. Nariyan ang konsepto ng 'teenage angst' gayundin, dito umano nagsisimula ang 'rebellious stage.'Sa ganitong edad, maaaring mas mahirap silang pasunurin o mas nagkakaroon ng mga pagkakataong
Tweens & Teens

March 1

How To Guide Your First-Time Teenage Voter

'We try to listen reflectively to what they have to say'

According to the Commission on Elections or COMELEC, 56% of the voters this May, 9, 2022 are youth voters. In numbers, that’s equivalent to a total of 37,015,901 who fall under the age bracket of 18-41years old. Part of this huge number are
Tweens & Teens

December 16

Moms Try To Guess Gen Z Slang Words

Is it bad to 'simp' or to be 'sus'?

As parents, you naturally want to be involved and in the know when it comes to your children's lives. You want to know their friends, hobbies, passions, and wait..."deins"? Is that even a word?If you find yourself lost and desperate for Google
Tweens & Teens

November 20

Jaya On Her Son Having A GF At 12: ‘Bawal Sa Akin, Hindi Puwede!’

The U.S.-based singer also has a 15-year-old daughter.

With their two kids entering their teen years, Jaya and her husband Gar Gotidoc have been gearing up for some serious talks with them about crushes and relationships.Their daughter Sabriya is now 15 and son Dylan has just turned 12.Despite being open-minded, Jaya
Tweens & Teens

April 28

How Much Privacy Should I Give My Teenager?

Heto ang mga maaaring dahilan at kung ano ang pwede mong gawin.

Walang masama sa pagtambay sa kwarto paminsan-minsan. Maganda rin kasi sa iyo at sa mga bata kung mayroon kayong kanya-kanyang mga oras para sa inyong mga sarili—lalo na kung tweens at teenagers na ang mga anak mo.Pero paano kung napapadalas na ang
Tweens & Teens

April 26

Everything You Need To Know About Raising Teenagers

Do you find it hard to understand your teen most of the time?

Sometimes it can be difficult to understand your teens. One minute they're open and talkative, the next they're up in their room, focusing on their gadgets.It's hard to know how and when to talk to them. And it can also be challenging
Tweens & Teens

January 8

What Is Sadfishing? | Smart Parenting

You might not even be aware about it.

Not many parents will admit that it's starting to become harder to keep up with the latest internet slangs and social media trends.But in this day and age, if you want to keep your children safe, you have to constantly keep yourself

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