My Teen Son Threw an Epic Online Party for a Boy He Never Met
My 15-year-old son has spent every second of his free time during this pandemic hanging out online, playing video games with his friends. He started…
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Teen Anxiety and Depression Live Here With Us
Anxiety and depression are quarantined with me. They’ve lived in my home for several years. But now. This pandemic. This virus. This new world of…
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Our Kids Will Remember the Ones Who Kept the World Turning When Life Stopped
They’ll never say, “I’m glad my last orchestra concert was a Zoom meeting instead.” They’ll never say, “A car…
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I Wasn’t Sure I’d Be Good at Mothering a Teen
My oldest son just entered the teen years and started high school this year. This was really tough for me as a mom. After his first orientation, I…
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Siblings Can Be Vastly Different—And Equally Wonderful
Charles Dickens’ words certainly resonated with me this year during last year’s surge of graduations. My oldest son graduated with a BFA…
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Why I Let My Teens Drink Coffee
At age seven, my family moved into a dairy-farm house built in the early 1900s. And, while the house still oozed a certain turn-of-the-century charm,…
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Dear Kids, You Nailed Distance Learning and We’re So Proud of You
To our kids, We want to talk to you about distance learning. Not to criticize, instead, to tell you—we see you. We know this distance…
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Sometimes Late Bloomers Just Need Time
I had a wretched evening. My middle school son and I battled over his schoolwork and I felt completely discouraged. The next morning, I went to a…
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I’ve Never Been Prouder of My Teens Than I Am Right Now
“This town really needs to get a grip on the teenagers who do whatever they want,” the post said. Thank you, Next Door app, for ruining…
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I’m Soaking in These Moments With My Teenage Son
His legs, long and lean, seem to take up half the room, stretching off the couch and across the skinny coffee table in front of him. His feet, bigger…
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