6 Life Skills to Teach Your Kids Before They Leave the Nest
Your child is getting ready to fly away from the nest. He’s going to college—or moving away to work and…
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Your child is getting ready to fly away from the nest. He’s going to college—or moving away to work and…
Continue ReadingThe box of orange Tic Tacs landed at my feet with a splat. As I bent down to pick them…
Continue ReadingWhen your firstborn goes to college, he piles his things in the car and hugs his little brothers goodbye. “Why…
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Continue ReadingTo the Young Men Who May Want to Date Our Daughters: First, let me assure you we are not one…
Continue ReadingMy oldest boy has always been a sensitive soul. I’d share the stories confirming this, but he’s now 13 and…
Continue ReadingIronically enough, the most valuable lessons learned usually come from painful experiences. But overcoming those challenges will transform you into…
Continue ReadingA few things I want to share with my kids as they head back to school: Find strength in your…
Continue ReadingShe leaned over and in a low voice asked, “So, what’s it really like? Raising teenagers?” Our daughters were only…
Continue ReadingWhen your child’s heart is broken, a mom is there to pick up the pieces. It’s bound to happen. As…
Continue ReadingUnsettling, threatening and deeply disturbing. I am sure that’s what teen silence does to almost all parents, and I am…
Continue ReadingI am the mother of teenagers. If I say this in general conversation, I can pretty much bank on one…
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