Keep Loving Your Teen Even When It Hurts
When I was 16, my social living teacher at Berkeley High School had us write letters to ourselves. She told…
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By Amy Keyes When the Hugs Disappear, I Won’t
There is a time that lives in my heart that feels like it’s straight out of a Star Wars intro.…
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By Leslie Means 15 Is Everything
She used to wear cat shirts and mismatched socks and silly pants. But this is 15. Now she’s up early…
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By Carolyn Moore The Mental Load of Mothering Teens and Tweens Is Exhausting
We stand together silently in the short line at 7:58 a.m. Next to me, my almost-teenage son scuffles his feet…
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Let Them Have a Bad Day, and Other Wisdom on Raising Teens
I've made a lot of mistakes, but I have nearly four teens now, and I've learned a lot the hard…
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By Megan Jean Wilczek I’m More Like My Strong-Willed Teen than I Like to Admit
My son slammed his fingers down the guitar strings enthusiastically while I stared at my computer screen, eyes glazed over,…
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By Angela Williams Glenn When Your Kids Are No Longer Little
My kids are heading into middle school and high school in the fall. We are all in on the tween…
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When Tweens and Teens Want To Talk, Stop Everything and Listen
On Friday evenings, my husband and I usually have a date night at home. We put the children to bed,…
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By Melissa Miller Your Kids Will Remember the Way You Say Hello
When my kids were little, they scuttled into my room in their jammies first thing in the morning. I’d greet…
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By Briana Bradley Wilson To the Mom of the Rebellious Teen
There is a pain that hides behind the eyes of the mom of a rebellious teen. A weariness from worry.…
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By Whitney Westbrook Cereal Is a Food Group, and Other Things I’ve Learned While Parenting Teens
In honor of a new school year, here are things I’ve learned while parenting teens: Do not wear dry cleaning…
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A Mother Transitions From Living For Her Kids, To Living With Them
There’s a pivotal point in our lives as mothers when we realize we are no longer living for our children,…
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