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A Parent's Guide to Valentine's Day
for Kids, Tweens & Teens
 Valentine's
Day brings to mind presents, chocolate, flowers, cards, but most
of all love.
February
has been the month to celebrate love as far back as the Middle
Ages. The exact origins
of Valentine's Day has been lost in the mists of time, but
the meaning is not missed by anyone young or old.
Valentine's
Day for Kids & Toddlers
Today,
even small children enjoy this yummy holiday. Parents can help
their children write out homemade cards cut from colored construction
paper. (Simply fold to paper in half then cut, on the folded side,
half of a heart. It will open into a full heart shape where the
message can be written.)
Cookies
are simple enough to bake with help. Nestle Tollhouse Cookies
bake up real nice and if you want to combine a couple of different
flavors together and make one huge
heart shaped cookie!
Valentine's
Day for Tweens & Older Kids
Valentine's
Day for tweens and junior high age children gets a little
trickier as friendship boundaries get blurry. Should gifts be
exchanged? How expensive they should be? These are some of the
more common questions asked by parents during what should be a
fun, care-free holiday.
Take
the pressure off youself - and your kids! - by keeping it light
and suggesting a teddy bear, homemade cookies or some chocolate
as gifts for their object of affection.
Valentine's
Day for Teenagers
The
same guidelines go for high school students and young adults.
Relationships can become more serious in the later teen years
so more expensive gifts might be acceptable. If only dating for
a couple of months keep it light and humorous...maybe something
that might show that you pay attention to the other's likes and
dislikes!
No one should feel lonely on St. Valentine's Day. This day is
not only for couples, but for friends and family too! It is a
holiday of love and it shoud be fun. If in doubt, good advice
for anyone this time of year is that it it's NOT how many more
Valentines you get than someone else — but the heartfelt
sentiment with which it's given...
On
the Web:
How
to Help Your Child Cope With Valentine's Day
- Good advice from e-How.com about age-appropriate behavior, gift-giving,
activities, and how to cope with receicing fewer Valentine's cards
than other classmates...
Kids
Domain - Valentine's Day
- Great site for kids to learn about who St. Valentine and Cupid
are and fun games, crafts, and recipes for the whole family.
Throwing
a Teen's Valentine's Day Party
- Good tips and advice from About.com on hosting a fun and safe
teen bash with suggestions for games, activities, recipes and
related links.
The
History Channel - Fun statistics on marraige and how
much chocolate is consumed each year in the United States. Interesting
tales on some of the great romances in history and on St. Valentine
himself.
Valentine's
Day - Not What It Used To Be - Good links and easy to read history of the holiday. Listen
to nice romantic music while you navigate the site!
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