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So what do tween girls really think?
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
May 21, 2009

Well, come October we are about to find out. The first ever National Tween Girl Summit is going to be held in Washington D.C. this October.

The all day event is expecting 250 9-14-year-old girls to attend, as well as politicians, experts and celebrities (let's just hope they keep Chris Brown away). According to the news release:

"The goal of the Summit is to examine and understand the minds, motivation and lives of tween girls, giving tween girls a platform to share their thoughts and opinions on a range of subjects, and marketers, policy makers and parents a more thorough understanding of this enigmatic and highly influential demographic."

The best part? If you're a tween girl (or a parent) you can still register to go. Check out this link to find out more and how to register.

Personally, I think this is a great idea. I can recall my mother telling me that she spent the entire time I was 11 to 14 confused, frustrated and trying not to strangle me. Unfortunately, I'm too old now (or in denial) to remember how or why I was driving her nuts (although I do remember putting my hands in a "W" shape and saying "Whatever" a lot).

Going inside the mind of a tween girl may be a scary place, but maybe it will give us a better idea of what's going on in there (and hopefully answer important questions such as why they feel the need to constantly roll their eyes and use the word "like" six times in one sentence).

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  • victorianbybirth victorianbybirth Report a ViolationReport a Violation
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    I'm with you on that one BigJ....pop culture seems to be driving the bus these days.

    May 22, 2009 at 7:37 p.m.

  • victorianbybirth victorianbybirth Report a ViolationReport a Violation
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    From Wikipedia..............."Tween is an American neologism and marketing term[6] for preteen. A blend of between and teen,[4][5] "tween" in this context is generally considered to cover the age range from eight to twelve years"

    May 22, 2009 at 7:36 p.m.

  • Rebecca Rebecca Report a ViolationReport a Violation
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    I heard "tween" WAY before Hannah Montana. I thought it was a homeschool-unschool term. Now I'm curious.

    May 22, 2009 at 7:24 p.m.

  • victorianbybirth victorianbybirth Report a ViolationReport a Violation
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    Question BigJ?

    May 22, 2009 at 7:21 p.m.

  • victorianbybirth victorianbybirth Report a ViolationReport a Violation
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    Aren't 14 yr olds teens? I thought the "tween" was kids between 8-12. Came about because of the Olson twins & their genius marketing strategy. Why do politicians care what tween girls think when they don't give two hoots about what the legal voting age think.

    May 22, 2009 at 7:04 p.m.

  • thinkingoutloud09 thinkingoutloud09 Report a ViolationReport a Violation
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    Wow this is interesting. I think if Hannah Montana never existed people wouldn't be paying any attention to the new category of kids labeled as tweens but thats just my opinion.
    Btw I too put my hands in a w and said whatever alot. In fact, since my friend and I are obsessed with that movie Clueless we still do it...all the time. And we use the word sporadically....a LOT. But anyway I don't think it's just young girls that excessively use "like" because I've noticed that a bunch of people use it constantly without even realizing it, and I can't help but point it out while we're conversing because it's SO annoying.

    May 22, 2009 at 11:21 a.m.