By Whitney Fleming Being a Teen is Hard Enough—Go Ahead and Take the Easy Road Once in Awhile
My freshman daughter came home from school yesterday and let me know that her teacher pulled her aside. “She wants…
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By Ana Bright There Will Always Be Room For You At Home
First, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for all the tears. I didn't know how soon they'd start but they've already begun…
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By Melinda Tietsort Dear Struggling Teen, Life Gets Better After High School
I grew up in a small town and I still live outside that small town. My high school was not…
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By Hannie Chang How I’ve Changed as the Mother of a Teenager
A few months ago at church, two friends asked me how it was going with my daughter, and I didn’t…
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Parents Are Applauding a Colorado High School That Forfeited a Game After Students Were Caught Vaping
If you are the parent of a teenager, you have most likely heard about teens' rampant use of vaping. Kids…
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I Wouldn’t Want to Switch Places with My Teenagers
If you are the parent of a teenager, you've probably lectured them a few times about how hard the real…
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By Meredith Bleakley Use the “Rule of 5″—And Other Things I Want My Freshman to Know
“My stomach is full of butterflies!” “I feel like I could puke!” “Eeekkk, I’m so nervous!!” “This is scary!” Those…
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By Carolyn Moore This Michael Bublé Song About Kids Growing Up Will Make You Cry
I'm that mom—the one who fights back-to-school with every fiber of her being. I hate the cheery yellow pencil stickers…
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Why I Talk With My Teens About My Wild Past
I was 14 when I first snuck into my parent's liquor cabinet and poured some sort of brown alcohol into…
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By Erris Langer Klapper The Tooth Fairy’s Parting Gift For a Teen and Her Mom
My daughter used to be enamored with the heart-shaped notes the Tooth Fairy left under her pillow. She’d run into…
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By Tabitha Milam Senior Year is Coming, Ready or Not
Yesterday was my son’s last day of his junior year in high school. This summer will be one of the…
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By Her View From Home I Never Imagined What I Was Wearing on Graduation Day Might Stand in Between Me and My Future
I grew up very poor, living in low income housing, eating reduced lunches, and being raised by a single mom…
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