Comments on: Girls, Boys, those darn tweens again! http://raisingourkids.com/blog/2008/01/being-a-parent/girls-boys-those-darn-tweens-again/ Moms using their Noodle! Opinions on parenting, shopping, national news, and more. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:10:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Payday Loans No Faxing http://raisingourkids.com/blog/2008/01/being-a-parent/girls-boys-those-darn-tweens-again/#comment-15 Payday Loans No Faxing Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:19:26 +0000 http://raisingourkids.com/blog/2008/01/being-a-parent/girls-boys-those-darn-tweens-again/#comment-15 <strong>Payday Loans No Faxing...</strong> Faxless payday loan will possibly provide assistance for citizens close to Arizona regarding enormous bills, if workers approaching a} eternity of financial crisis.... Payday Loans No Faxing…

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]]> By: rokin mom http://raisingourkids.com/blog/2008/01/being-a-parent/girls-boys-those-darn-tweens-again/#comment-7 rokin mom Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:27:12 +0000 http://raisingourkids.com/blog/2008/01/being-a-parent/girls-boys-those-darn-tweens-again/#comment-7 I think that is one of the perks of homeschooling - your children don't have the same kinds of peer pressure. I really think that is what is behind most of this, the pressure from the girls on the girls to be "cute, popular, and wanted by the boys". The boys are flattered that the girls like them, and start pressuring each other to "go out" with them because they are liked. It's crazy, stupid, and starting way too young. What is even worse is they have already started the "faking" going out - where a boy tells a girl that another boy likes her and wants to go out with her, getting the girl to say yes. Well, that boy never said that, and has to either "go out" with the girl that he didn't really like, or, tell her that his friends were playing a joke. I think that is the worst part by far. That can't be good for any of their self-esteems. It to me is just more proof that none of them are really mature enough to be doing this in the first place. But, it's the way it is, so I just have to do my best to control it outside of school. So far, so good, but it is tiring! :) I think that is one of the perks of homeschooling - your children don’t have the same kinds of peer pressure. I really think that is what is behind most of this, the pressure from the girls on the girls to be “cute, popular, and wanted by the boys”. The boys are flattered that the girls like them, and start pressuring each other to “go out” with them because they are liked. It’s crazy, stupid, and starting way too young.

What is even worse is they have already started the “faking” going out - where a boy tells a girl that another boy likes her and wants to go out with her, getting the girl to say yes. Well, that boy never said that, and has to either “go out” with the girl that he didn’t really like, or, tell her that his friends were playing a joke. I think that is the worst part by far. That can’t be good for any of their self-esteems. It to me is just more proof that none of them are really mature enough to be doing this in the first place.

But, it’s the way it is, so I just have to do my best to control it outside of school. So far, so good, but it is tiring! :)

]]> By: Nicki http://raisingourkids.com/blog/2008/01/being-a-parent/girls-boys-those-darn-tweens-again/#comment-4 Nicki Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:43:04 +0000 http://raisingourkids.com/blog/2008/01/being-a-parent/girls-boys-those-darn-tweens-again/#comment-4 Seriously this is like totally abstract and foreign to me. Dalton (who is 13 now) had a sleepover with a boy and a girl, both, for his 12th birthday. Half his buddies are girls, I let him talk endlessly to them because their relationship is no different than his relationships with his male friends (who he also talks endlessly to). One of his girl friends is 18!!! It just does not occur to him (or them) to be anything other than buddies. I am glad. I really am not ready to deal with what you are dealing with. I dread it because I'm sure I will not deal well. LOL Seriously this is like totally abstract and foreign to me. Dalton (who is 13 now) had a sleepover with a boy and a girl, both, for his 12th birthday. Half his buddies are girls, I let him talk endlessly to them because their relationship is no different than his relationships with his male friends (who he also talks endlessly to). One of his girl friends is 18!!! It just does not occur to him (or them) to be anything other than buddies. I am glad. I really am not ready to deal with what you are dealing with. I dread it because I’m sure I will not deal well. LOL

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