Age you feel is a Tween?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What exactly is a tween though? Are they not kids or do kid things anymore? Do they play? Because even after I started a puberty I'm seeing that I was still a kid alot longer than some.

I have 5th graders that will be 11 before the school year ends. They are different than kids now. Playing doesn’t really happen the way it did even a year or 2 ago. There are no more dolls, etc. For Christmas they wanted clothes, shoes, self care things (face masks, bath bombs, etc.), books, jewelry. Unless you count card games that the whole family can play, they didn’t get any toys for Christmas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:10-12. Middle school age.

not elementary school age

My 12 year old is a 6th grader in FCPS. They are both an ES student and very much a tween

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What exactly is a tween though? Are they not kids or do kid things anymore? Do they play? Because even after I started a puberty I'm seeing that I was still a kid alot longer than some.

For my DD, I started considering her a tween when she started wanting to spend time at home in her room texting with friends rather than hanging out with the family. Talking to other parents, I think it happened to most of her friends around 11/12. She's still a kid, but you can feel her trying to be more grown up and pushing away from the family.

[Anonymous]

We should put 6th grade back in ES and do 7-8th together. Maybe even 7-9th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We should put 6th grade back in ES and do 7-8th together. Maybe even 7-9th.

That's a good idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We should put 6th grade back in ES and do 7-8th together. Maybe even 7-9th.

That's what most of FCPS does. It's good and bad. My 6th grader is definitely ready to not be in elementary school anymore, but I'm happy for one less year of middle school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We should put 6th grade back in ES and do 7-8th together. Maybe even 7-9th.

That's what most of FCPS does. It's good and bad. My 6th grader is definitely ready to not be in elementary school anymore, but I'm happy for one less year of middle school

I can only think another elementary is a good things and very few downsides.

[Anonymous]

Double digits, 10-12

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We should put 6th grade back in ES and do 7-8th together. Maybe even 7-9th.

That's what most of FCPS does. It's good and bad. My 6th grader is definitely ready to not be in elementary school anymore, but I'm happy for one less year of middle school

In our district in Midwest, elementary is K-4, intermediate is 5-6, middle is 7-8.
Although neighboring districts mostly do elementary K-5 or K-6.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:10-12 is tween to me

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:10-12. Middle school age.

not elementary school age

10 year olds aren’t middle school age. People generally start middle school in 6th or 7th grade, and typically turn 12 during 6th grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We should put 6th grade back in ES and do 7-8th together. Maybe even 7-9th.

That's what most of FCPS does. It's good and bad. My 6th grader is definitely ready to not be in elementary school anymore, but I'm happy for one less year of middle school

In our district in Midwest, elementary is K-4, intermediate is 5-6, middle is 7-8.
Although neighboring districts mostly do elementary K-5 or K-6.

These different grouping are so weird to me. Elementary should go to at least 5th to me, but at least 6th would be ideal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We should put 6th grade back in ES and do 7-8th together. Maybe even 7-9th.

Hell no. Fifth graders just barely belong in elementary school. 6th graders belong with 8th graders more than they do with 4th graders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We should put 6th grade back in ES and do 7-8th together. Maybe even 7-9th.

Hell no. Fifth graders just barely belong in elementary school. 6th graders belong with 8th graders more than they do with 4th graders.

How do you figure? 5th graders are 10 and 11 still kids. Don't rush it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We should put 6th grade back in ES and do 7-8th together. Maybe even 7-9th.

Hell no. Fifth graders just barely belong in elementary school. 6th graders belong with 8th graders more than they do with 4th graders.

Yeah, I’m the PP with the 5th graders about to turn 11 and they definitely will belong with 7th and 8th graders next year more than 4th graders and below. Keeping 6th graders in ES will not magically keep those kids from being in/starting puberty and all the emotional/hormonal changes that go with it.