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Dear Tween Daughters, Be Difference Makers

Teen, Tween
February 9, 2022
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By Samantha Krieger

Dear Tween Daughters, Be Difference Makers

You are 9 and 11 years old, and every day I’m in awe of the young women you’re becoming. Still…

I’ll Walk Through These Tween Years With You

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
May 14, 2021
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By Danielle Peterson

I’ll Walk Through These Tween Years With You

“Please don’t tell my friends I still watch Paw Patrol. They say it’s for babies and I know it is,…

Dear Child, I Am Your Mother and Your Friend

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
April 5, 2021
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By Crystal Sands

Dear Child, I Am Your Mother and Your Friend

The word “friend” is defined as “one attached to another by affection or esteem.” When I was a little girl,…

Dads, A Little Encouragement Goes a Long Way With Your Daughters

Fatherhood
February 17, 2021
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3 Minute Read

By Clint Edwards

Dads, A Little Encouragement Goes a Long Way With Your Daughters

Yesterday I was walking past my 11-year-old daughter’s room when she asked me to help her with something. I went…

She Needs You To Love Her Through These Difficult Tween Years

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
January 21, 2021
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3 Minute Read

By Kristie Reitz

She Needs You To Love Her Through These Difficult Tween Years

My 11-year-old daughter came into my room to show me a selfie she just took of herself. I studied the…

Dads, Your Daughters Need Your Help With Their Confidence

Fatherhood
October 20, 2020
1.1K Views
8 Minute Read

By Clint Edwards

Dads, Your Daughters Need Your Help With Their Confidence

We were driving to see a movie when I asked Norah why she’d been calling herself fat recently. We were…

Motherhood, Tween
August 21, 2020
1K Views
3 Minute Read

By Melissa Ohden

I Miss My Daughter’s Friends, Too

As the pandemic has separated us from those we love, I’ve been surprised by some of the people I miss…

Motherhood, Tween
May 6, 2020
1.9K Views
4 Minute Read

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…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
October 9, 2019
1.2K Views
3 Minute Read

By Stephanie Holbrook

I Wasn’t Ready For This

I can remember when I received a bag of hand-me-downs from a friend whose little girl had outgrown her size…

Your Tween Still Needs You—in Different Ways

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
June 6, 2019
1.7K Views
4 Minute Read

By Andrea Smolin

Your Tween Still Needs You—in Different Ways

Parenting looks different as kids age. The love is the same, but it manifests differently. Parenting a middle schooler can…

I’m So Proud of the Young Man You’re Becoming, My Son

Kids, School, Tween
August 24, 2018
5K Views
3 Minute Read

By Michelle Koch

I’m So Proud of the Young Man You’re Becoming, My Son

That first day of kindergarten feels like a million years ago when I think of all that you’ve learned since…

He’s a Boy For Just a Little While Longer

Kids, Motherhood
July 30, 2018
8.4K Views
3 Minute Read

By Jennifer Kish

He’s a Boy For Just a Little While Longer

A boy sits across the table from me. He is about half-grown, he just recently reached double digits. He looks…

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Dear Tween Daughters, Be Difference Makers

I’ll Walk Through These Tween Years With You

Dear Child, I Am Your Mother and Your Friend

Dads, A Little Encouragement Goes a Long Way With Your Daughters

She Needs You To Love Her Through These Difficult Tween Years

Dads, Your Daughters Need Your Help With Their Confidence

I Miss My Daughter’s Friends, Too

She’s Wearing Pigtails Again

I Wasn’t Ready For This

Your Tween Still Needs You—in Different Ways

I’m So Proud of the Young Man You’re Becoming, My Son

He’s a Boy For Just a Little While Longer

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