By Krystal Sieben The Hardest Teens Sometimes Make the Best Adults
Hi, friends. Former middle school and high school teacher here, checking in. Can I let you in on a little…
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Someday the House Will Be Quiet
Another quiet Saturday morning. The week flew by in a haze of kids’ sports practices, basketball games, last-minute grocery store…
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Should Your Teen have a Part-Time Job?
In our extremely busy home, the suggestion that our teen daughter do something “extra” evokes a cacophony of responses. This…
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By Kayci Villarreal Dear Daughter, It’s Okay If You Hate Me Right Now
Dear daughter: I've heard it from you a thousand times when you don't get your way. You yell it when…
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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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The Gentle Ache of Watching These Years Fall Away
My son got a haircut today, and when he got up from the stylist’s chair I almost cried. The stylist…
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Will My Child Be Like I Was As a Teen?
The day my son turned 15, I was overcome by fear and anxiety. An impending doom like a little, black,…
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By Carolyn Moore I Don’t Know How to Be a Mom of Teens, but I’m Learning
I’m a card-carrying baby person. You know the type—the kind of mom who turns into a cooing heap of melty-hearted…
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By Angela Williams Glenn She’s 13, and I Can Feel Her Slipping Through My Fingers
I feel like here, on the cusp of becoming a teenager, I can feel you slipping through my fingers as…
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I See the Adult You Are Becoming and I Couldn’t Be Prouder
My son took me out for a Coke on Friday. He’s gotten his learner’s permit, so he drove and navigated…
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By Leslie Means The Magic of Christmas Doesn’t Go Away When Your Kids Are Teens—It Just Gets Better
I’ve been told the holiday magic changes as our kids get older. I suppose this is true. “Santa stops visiting,”…
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By Whitney Fleming Raising Teens is Easy, As Long As You Do All of These Things
Editor's Note: *This is a tongue-in-cheek post about raising teens because this is hard I have no idea why people…
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