By Ilana Lipson Cohen Our Family Has Weekly Calendar Planning Meetings—Here’s What We Do (and Why It Works!)
I love a good checklist. What I love more is checking items off said checklist, and sometimes even cheating by…
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By Jennifer JennyMac McCarthy The Last Size Small
It’s the little things, seemingly inconsequential tasks, that suddenly lead to bigger revelations. My youngest son is 15, and during…
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By Her View From Home Mom Warns about Toxic Shock Syndrome after Lake Trip Turns Scary
As women, we're warned about the dangers of toxic shock syndrome, or TSS, from the time we're teenagers. I clearly…
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By Angela Williams Glenn There Are Some Things Our Teens Have to Do on Their Own
I thought because I’ve taught teenagers for almost 20 years, I’d be ready for the teenage years with my own…
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By Claudia Caramiello 18 Will Break Your Heart
18 will hug you . . . if you ask. 18 will send you funny TikToks. 18 will not make…
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6,570 Days
Dear Mom, Six thousand, five hundred and seventy days. It's hard to believe I've lived for 6,570 days, and now…
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I Can Do It With a Broken Heart: Mom’s Version
It felt like the little years would last forever. He would always need me for something, no matter the time…
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By Jenny Albers Eighteen Years Doesn’t Feel Like Enough
I remember the exact moment it hit me. My newborn daughter, swaddled in a receiving blanket, was cradled in my…
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Just Yesterday I Held Him in My Arms and Now He’s Holding the Keys
This thing happened today. This big, monumental, right-of-passage thing. I sent my eldest son to school this morning, just like…
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My Firstborn is a Teenager and a Testimony of God’s Grace
Dear momma who’s afraid she’s doing it all wrong, let me tell you my story. My firstborn son arrived on…
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By Emily Burmeister I’m Not Ready for the Nerf Days to End
The normal afternoon rush was in full force. Kids were home, snacks were eaten, shoes were strewn in the entryway,…
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By Lori Singaraju Dear Parents of Middle Schoolers, Here’s What Their Teacher Wants You to Know
Dear Parents of Middle Schoolers, No, this isn’t one of *those kind* of letters from a teacher. I’m not here…
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