By Kelsey Scism 14 Feels Like the Beginning of Our Slow Goodbye
My 14-year-old texted me from her break at work, telling me she felt impending doom. You don’t know my daughter,…
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5 Ways To Connect With Your Kids Right Now
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By Whitney Fleming She’s Trying On Adulthood and I’m Learning To Let Her Go
My husband bought me a dress for our wedding anniversary, which is the first time in 25 years that he…
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By Melissa Neeb My Teens Are My Favorite
These two teens are my favorite people on the planet. Always were, always will be. I will take them in…
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By Mikala Albertson Parenting Older Kids Can Be Lonely
I’m not sure why no one ever talks about it, but parenting older kids feels lonely sometimes. It’s the weirdest…
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By Jenny Rapson Dr. Laura Berman Fights For Social Media Change After Teen Son’s Overdose Death
My heart broke for OWN TV host Dr. Laura Berman when she lost her 16-year-old son Sammy in February. In…
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By Heather Delaney Having Teenagers is So Much Fun
We are long past getting up with a hungry baby in the middle of the night. We no longer push…
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By Shelby Metcalf Want a Better Relationship with Your Teen? Just Listen.
I’ve always prided myself on being a good listener. I feel it is very important to hold space for people,…
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By Amy Tyson Nothing Prepares You For Your Teen’s First Heartbreak
We’ve been here before, I’ve wiped those tear-streaked cheeks multiple times throughout your childhood years and was able to give…
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By Renee Robinson Those Were the Days—But So Are These
Fingers splayed wide, he placed both palms on the microwave door, which he used as a wall for his standing…
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The Truth About Parenting Teenagers is it Involves a Lot of Hurt
The truth about parenting teenagers, for me at least, is it involves a lot of hurt. Hurt feelings because the…
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By Whitney Westbrook Dear Teen, Keep Making Hard Decisions
Friends, we had to have "the talk." I had to break the news. It happened like this: One of my…
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By Holly Lemons Dear Teen As I Let You Go
Right now you’re hard. You bury yourself away. I know it’s mostly to escape your siblings. It feels like you’re…
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