“Wow, you worked soooo hard on microwaving my dinner, Mom,” my 11-year-old said as I slid his mac and cheese across the table toward him. It might’ve been a compliment, except for the abundance of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bhalika Rajan is artsy and instrumental. Her twin brother, Beema, is more into video games and the outdoors. But as different as these two siblings are, they are about to face the ...

Looking for a fun way to connect with your tween? Crack open a cookbook and get cooking! Preparing food together is not only a great way to spend time with your tween, but also a perfect way to teach ...

No longer little, but not yet a teen, kids in the tween years are changing fast. So-called because it’s in-between the two more recognised developmental stages of young children and teenagers, the ...

Young Adult author Aida Salazar set out to find books to help her tween son understand himself and the world he was growing up in but found her options nearly nonexistent. So, she sought to rectify ...

Let’s face it — most kids get a bit too old for trick-or-treating by the time they hit middle school. Halloween is a fun holiday for all ages to celebrate, but sometimes tweens get lost in the shuffle ...

Open a book, pack your imaginary bags, and travel the world in this Read Around the World Middle Grade Book Reading Challenge for tweens ages 9 to 12. I have lists of curated book recommendations ...