Tween Archives - Kristen Hewitt

How Our Daughter Learned the Truth about Santa on Halloween

For 10 years we’ve been creating the childhood magic for our miracle girls. The tooth fairy, Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Elf, and even the Halloween Switch Witch. And it all came crashing down like a house of cards on…
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10 Signs You Are Living with a Tween

Life with kids is so unpredictable. As soon as you get into a groove, things always change. And nothing blindsides you more than the tween stage. One minute you have a sweet, cooperative, loving, compassionate child, and then BAM! In…
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To My Tween Daughter, I’m Sorry Your Life Sucks

To My Tween Daughter, I’m sorry you have to make your bed, filled with organic bamboo and cotton sheets as soft as butter – topped with a Pottery Barn duvet and monogrammed matching sham. (I know the six throw pillows…
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Paleo Tomato & Basil Mini Frittatas - If you’re truly on a paleo diet or follow the autoimmune paleo protocol I know what you’re thinking, “Tomatoes are nightshades!” I get it. But some of us aren’t truly affected by tomatoes and can handle them once in a...
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Will You Take the February Self-Love Challenge? - Don’t you love it? As soon as the holidays are over the stores are full of chocolate hearts and greetings cards, and the kids can’t wait for the next party at school. But lost in the hoopla of Valentine’s Day...
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Do This and Your Kids Will Wake Up Happy Every Day - Are your kids not morning people? Maybe wake up like a grump monster? One of mine does, but it’s not a little grouchy, she is like grumpy cat times 10,000,000. I used to struggle every single morning to get her...
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Pink Velvet Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting - I wanted to make pink velvet cupcakes for our daughter’s fourth birthday, but she insisted on a Palace Pets Birthday cake. So when the girls asked to bake their Daddy cupcakes one rainy afternoon, I thought, hmmmm…maybe I can convince...
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