Social media makes it both easier and more challenging to parent tweens

How parents would respond if their tween was invited to a boy/girl party at the home of an unfamiliar family. Credit: C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health at the University of Michigan

As children hit the “tween” stage between early elementary grades and the teenage years, parents may struggle balancing the need for independence with appropriate supervision, a new national poll suggests.

And modern technology has changed the ground rules. Nearly all parents of tweens ages 9-12 agree that social media makes it easier for kids to get in trouble. But 61 percent also felt that social media helps parents keep track of tweens, according to a new report from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health at the University of Michigan.

“The tween stage brings new challenges for parents as they often must balance their child’s desire…

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