About Parenting Teens: 50 Fun Holiday Activities Your Teen Will Love

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Parenting Teens Parenting Teens Teens Today High School 101 Community From Denise Witmer, your Guide to Parenting Teens 50 Fun Holiday Activities Your Teen Will Love Christmas time is always a special fun time of year for the whole family. If you need ideas for some activities for your teen, youth group or entire family, here are 50 things teens I know will have fun doing this holiday season. See More About:  christmas  fun family activities  fun teen activities Money Saving Tips: Trade in Winter Clothes One hard and fast rule in families is 'kids grow faster than you can cloth them'. Growth spurts are just that, spurts. They come up on a parent and surprise them. Then perfectly good clothes go to waste and your teen is searching for something to wear that fits. One frugal way to handle this situation is to take your teen's things into a consignment shop. Trade in the jeans you bought and get store credit for another pair. My college student daughter just found such a shop down the street from her and is in heaven as she has also found her freshman 15. More: Money Saving Tips for Families | Save Money on Christmas Gifts and Holiday Spending Follow the About.com Parenting & Family's Thrifty Thursday 10 Creative Ideas for Giving a Money Gift to a Teen If you are going to give a money gift to a teen, be wise or creative about it. Just taking it out of your pocket or writing a check can be bland and boring. Promote the spirit of giving when the gift is money by using one of these ideas. See More About:  gifts for teens  christmas  high school graduation Music Therapy for Troubled Teens Music therapy uses music and songs as therapeutic tools to help teens heal by encouraging self-expression and self-awareness. Parenting of Adolescents Ads Holiday Gift Ideas Defiant Teens Parenting Troubled Teens Anger Teens Featured Articles Most Useful Ways to Handle Teen Back Talk What rules have you set for your teen's curfew? Best Ways to Motivate Your Teen To Earn Good Grades Caught Your Teen Drinking Alcohol? What Did You Do? Best Tips for Parenting Teens in the Digital Age How to Get Your Kid or Teen to Do Their Chores   More from About.com Great Gadget Gifts iPad or iPod? Kindle or Nook? Point-and-shoot or DIL camera? If you're confused by this year's must-have gadgets, check out our top picks. More> The Gift of Entertainment The lowdown on the latest holiday releases, plus recommendations on the best in music, movies and more. More> This newsletter is written by: Denise Witmer Parenting Teens Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Parenting Teens newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Parenting Quizzes Quiz: Are you raising a healthy teen? Quiz: Do you have a case of parental burnout? Parenting Quiz: Is Your Teen a Spoiled Brat? Advertisement