Parents! This one's for you!
After working with 5th and 6th grade students for the school year and immersing myself in their culture I realized how foreign their language really is. I've recently joined instagram (@timkylander) and have connected with a few of the students I know from Kids Inc. and I have learned a few things from it.
First and foremost is that tweens really do have their own language. After reading through a few captions and scores of hashtags I've realized they have their own way of communicating, and a lot of times that communication is designed to fool and confuse parents so you don't know what your child or your child's friends are talking about.
Good news! I'm here to help you! Your new best friend is urbandictionary.com.
I know you don't have time to keep up with everything your kids say and if your kids are anything like I was it can be impossible to get information from them, so this website will help you decode tween so you can understand it.
However, this website can be a double edged sword. Since it defines any slang word you will get very explicit definitions for some nasty stuff. It has no filters, and explains things just as they are. If you take time to browse its extensive collection you will find some highly amusing words as well as some highly vulgar/explicit ones as well.
Hopefully, when you look up any of the words you see your kids hashtagging it won't be anything shocking, and if it is I would assume they don't know what it means
Please remember I'm in your corner on this parents. I am terrified of the day V and I send little Kylander into 5th grade because he or she will be like me and it will make life interesting. If you ever need help understanding or talking with your kids please don't hesitate to let me know :)
TK
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