Canton Library Summer Programs for Teens and Tweens

The Canton Public Library is offering some awesome programming for teens and tweens this summer.  Check out the schedule below! Canton Public Library Summer Teen Programs Father’s Day Candy Making June 13, 2:00-3:00 PM; registration required CYS Kick Off Celebration June 15, 9:00 AM-8:00 PM Teen Animanga Club June 17, 6:30-8:45 PM Lumi Sun Shadow …

Help Your Tweens and Teens Get Fit in the New Year

With the start of a brand-new year, many of us parents are thinking of ways to improve our own health going forward. For some of us, this means setting healthy New Year’s Resolutions. For others, it means simply approaching life with more of a focus on health and fitness. However, the New Year is also …

What’s up With Your Teen’s Brain?

From time to time, you may wonder just what’s going on with your teen’s brain. The answer is quite a bit.  As your adolescent grows to look more and more like an adult, you may wonder why he (or she) doesn’t think and react the way you do. The answer is he just can’t. His …

National Teen Driving Safety Week {Infographic}

As a mother of two teenagers, safe teen driving is a subject that is very close to home for me.  The thought of one of my children in an accident either behind the wheel themselves or in a car with friends is pretty terrifying. The infographic below was a little hard for me to get …

Helping Your Teens With Homework

As your tween morphs into adolescence, your role in the school work he or she brings home may become murkier. Your teen may not need (or want) your help as often as he did before, and if he does come to you for help, you might feel a bit out of your depth from time …

Teens and Chores: Answers to Important Questions

Chores can be a hot topic for parents of teens. Many wonder if teens should have chores and just what they should include. Others wonder if teens should receive an allowance in exchange for chores or not. Then there’s the fact that assigning chores often leads to frustration on the part of parents who end …