Hard Conversations with Our Teens Are Always Worth It
It's a typical early morning for me. I am at home doing home stuff, the kids are off to school,…
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It's a typical early morning for me. I am at home doing home stuff, the kids are off to school,…
Continue ReadingAs I sit here watching my two boys running around on the bright-colored foam mats, sliding down the bright red…
Continue ReadingGrowing up I remember seeing Ms. Honey in the movie Matilda and thinking teaching must be a magical job if…
Continue ReadingThere is a pain that hides behind the eyes of the mom of a rebellious teen. A weariness from worry.…
Continue ReadingMillions of tween and teenage girls have read Judy Blume's coming-of-age classic, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret since…
Continue ReadingFrom the day she was born, I knew we had a firecracker on our hands. I tell people that the…
Continue ReadingMy son got a haircut today, and when he got up from the stylist’s chair I almost cried. The stylist…
Continue ReadingThey all say it’s coming. I have an inkling it might be true. Yet I’m holding on–I’m believing the same…
Continue ReadingWhile I was organizing my daughter's bedroom this weekend, it hit me: we've entered the in-between years. We're in between…
Continue ReadingDear 6th grade, Here’s the thing. Not only is it hard to be a pre-teen, but a pre-teen who just…
Continue ReadingWhen I was a kid, my parents had a definite cutoff age for trick-or-treating. As we entered the middle school…
Continue ReadingOne day you will come home after your first day of a new school year and not wish to share…
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