| Here is a checklist for really cool kids, aged tween | | | | Eagle clothes. Nikes and Converse are always |
| to teen. If you have a son or grandson, this list | | | | acceptable brands for sneakers.iPod. They love |
| makes a great gift list. | | | | their music and will definitely want an iPod. You |
| Gaming system. Our kids are absolutely obsessed | | | | can choose from a variety of cool colors and |
| with their video games. Even before they get | | | | models. A few years ago, they only had a Shuffle |
| one, your kid will know which one is cooler in his | | | | and a Nano, but today there are a lot more |
| crowd, the PS3 or the X-Box. Don't even try to | | | | choices, and most can hold more songs than |
| reason with him once he is set on a gaming | | | | they've ever even heard of. Kids also love to |
| system. If all his friends love PS3s, then it's a | | | | accessorize their iPods with cool cases, ear buds, |
| pretty fair bet that he will too. Same for the | | | | and docking stations. |
| X-Box. Kids love to socialize around their video | | | | Cellphone with texting plan. Once your kids reach |
| games. | | | | their tweens and teens, they will need a cellphone |
| The clothes make the kid. Around middle school, | | | | and texting plan. Today's generation of kids don't |
| boys start to get a sense of fashion. For them, | | | | talk or use landlines- they text. You can shout and |
| this usually means no more KMart clothes. Popular | | | | pull your hair out, or save your sanity by just |
| brands for kids and teens are Aeropostle, | | | | accepting it. Hey, you can even learn to text so |
| Abercrombie, and Hollister. The Gap is officially | | | | you can communicate with your kid! |
| out, and sometimes they will accept American | | | | |