Tag: parenting teens

As a mom of three in different age groups, I’ve seen my fair share of issues pertaining to each age. I’ve taught high school...

Are you afraid of what the teenage years hold with the impending attitude, hormone changes, and giving up of control? Don't be! If you're...

As my daughter turns 10 in the next few weeks, I’ve seen a huge shift in her social needs. The transition to seek validation...

There was a time when I was 16, maybe 17, that some days I really did think I was going to marry Taylor Hanson. Given...

I saw this graphic for “never have I ever” things Moms may or may not have done for their kids and found “I have...

With 2019 peeking around the corner ready to knock big sibling 2018 out of the way and assume the spotlight, it’s time to start...

Girls often get a bad rap for being cruel and cliquish and have a Mean Girls attitude but my from what I can see what teen girls say about themselves is sometimes worse than what they say about each other.

I think most parents instinctively guard their children against obvious dangers but when are we using our own experiences to color our kids' view of the world? I think parents have a tendency to size up a situation because they've seen too many things go wrong. Is there a way that we can steer our kids around the same mistakes we made without infringing on their own observations?

  It seems like magic. Your child went to bed an angel, then the next day he woke up as an eye rolling, screaming, complaining...

I remember the day fondly. It was one of those “realization” days, with moments that make you realize just how old you are. It...