Tag: preteen

Special Time Helps a Preteen Open Up

Friday, October 7 2016 No Comments

By Sarah Charlton We had just returned from a big family wedding in another part of the country and even though it had been a really good trip, we hadn’t had a lot of connection time to ourselves. We were feeling tired, so getting my son off to school the following morning had been fraught

Special Time – A Double Bonus for Kids and Parents

Wednesday, April 4 2012 No Comments

It’s funny how a little Special Time with your child can do wonders for both you and your child. One afternoon when I was feeling somewhat low-key with many pressing issues on my mind, my then 10-year-old preteen daughter asked me for some Special Time. She wanted to wrestle with me. I wasn’t quite ready