By Melissa Bjorgen My Daughter is Becoming My Friend
“Mom,” my daughter says to get my attention while I work busily in the kitchen. My eyes look up at…
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By Tiffany Pitts 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…
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By Whitney Fleming 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 parade…
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By Jess Litterell 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…
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By Cheryl Donely 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…
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By Emily Roussell She’s Wearing Pigtails Again
Years of little were spent with a request every morning from my girl, “Mommy, can you do two ponies?” I’d…
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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.…
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By Jennifer Vail Dear Son, I’m Not Quite Ready For You To Become a Man
I started warning you about middle school a long time ago. Heights are awkward, bodies are changing, skin is uncooperative,…
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Ten Awesome Sports Movies That Will Make You Laugh, Cry, and Stand Up to Cheer
If your family is like ours, movie night is now every single night, but it can be hard to find…
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Here’s To the Kids Missing the Little Things
Here's to the kids who were supposed to get their braces off after two long years, and now have to…
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9 Things to Do With Bored Teens Beyond Board Games
Quarantining is starting to get a little old for a lot of us, and there's no end in sight right…
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By Karen Johnson 90s Movies to Watch With Your Tweens & Teens (Because What Else Are You Going to Do?!)
Well, friends, it looks like we are all hunkered down for a while and need to start some serious brainstorming…
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