By Rhonda Chiger You Don’t Realize How Fast Time Goes until You’re Looking Back at It
My son Cooper recently achieved a major milestone: he surpassed me in height. I knew this day would come, but…
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We Can Soak It All up and Hold It All Tight, but Time Will Never Be Enough
My oldest child turns 10 this year. Ten. It’s a weird feeling since I am definitely not old enough to…
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By Jennifer JennyMac McCarthy The Last Size Small
It’s the little things, seemingly inconsequential tasks, that suddenly lead to bigger revelations. My youngest son is 15, and during…
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By Crystal Fulmer Watching Your Big Kids Blossom is a Blessing
A little over a week ago, I received a call from my dad, and over the next 12 hours regarding…
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By Claudia Caramiello In This Season of Un-Needing
In the cold blue winter light, I would nurse my son, his mouth small like a sparrow, his breath warm…
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He’s 12 but He’s Still Mine
My son is now 12. No longer little, not yet grown. It’s so hard to imagine that he’s soon becoming…
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I’ll Make Time for My Tweens as Long as They Need Me
I’m at this stage of parenting. You know, the one when I hardly catch their faces in photos anymore but…
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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 Sarah Trombley Listen to Their Endless Chatter Now So They’ll Talk to You as Tweens and Teens
I’m a talker. I’m a spill-the-beans, over-sharing, rambling on about my latest fascination chatterbox. I love words, and so do…
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By Laura Costea I Didn’t Know How Much I’d Love the Tween Years
I don’t know what I expected, exactly. But I didn’t expect you to smile at me and say sweetly, “Thanks,…
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A Survival Guide For Middle School From a Mom Who’s Been There
Middle school can be tough at times. Your body is changing and everything is awkward. You have lots of new…
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