Yes, Mama, You’re Ready to Raise That Beautiful, Mystifying Tween Daughter
It unfolded in an instant. Her sky-blue eyes split between teenage-anger and childlike tears. As her growing, 9-year-old body couldn't…
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By Carolyn Moore Dear Youth Sports Parents: Our Kids Need Us to do Better
The words disgusted me when I read them: “I waited for you after the game, but no show. Probably a…
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By Jess Loseke I’m Raising a Why Child
"Mom, why can't we hang from power lines?" "But mom, where does power come from?" "Mama, why can birds sit…
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By Cheryl Gottlieb Boxer A Prom Dress and a Bold Decision
My 17-year-old daughter and I have spent every weekend for the past month shopping for a dress for her high…
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Parenting Teens Can Be Terribly Lonely
When I couldn't get my 2-year-old to poop on the potty, I was totally unprepared for this to be a…
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By Laura Hanby Hudgens May We Give Our Kids a Foundation of Love, Then Watch Them Soar
I knew when my first child left home for college that I would miss him—his smile, his hugs, cooking out…
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By Laura Muhl Dear Parents, Give Your Child Permission to Feel
Perhaps the reason teens isolate themselves when they're overwhelmed instead of coming to us with their problems, is because when…
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By Whitney Fleming Dear Teen: I’ll Be Your Calm When Life Feels Too Big
"Oh, please. It's not a big deal. It's nothing to get so upset about." I have to stop myself from…
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By Ashley Bufe Dear Kids: Your Value Will Never Be Measured From a Standardized Test
Awhile back, my soon to be 4th grader said something to me that really stuck with me. "Mom, I think…
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I’m a Mom of a Teen; Here’s Why I’m Still Exhausted
I sit on the couch, my head bobbing as I desperately try to keep my eyes open. Every fiber of…
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By Shelby Spear From a Mom Who’s Been There: This is What Matters When it Comes to Raising Teens and Tweens
Underwear. Shorts. T-shirt. Stuffed animal. One by one my son packed each item into his Batman suitcase, mumbling under his breath about the unfairness…
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What I Want My Teen Daughters To Know About Sex That My Mom Didn’t Tell Me
My mom didn't talk to me about sex that much growing up. In fact, I think she spelled it out…
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