No Matter How Much Your Children Grow, You Don’t Outgrow Motherhood
I love looking at my children. I always have. I remember rocking them, holding them just so I could look…
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5 Ways To Connect With Your Kids Right Now
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89 Pounds Changed My Life
Editor's note: This post discusses anorexia/eating disorders I happened to overhear my daughterโs online meet for health class. The topic…
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Parenting Feels More Complicated As You Get Older
I never knew how quickly tears could sneak up on me until I became a mother. A few nights ago,…
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Dear Daughter, Middle School is Hard But it Won’t Last Forever
It was middle school, after all, so we anticipated a few bumps in the road. Thinking back on the early…
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Dear Teen, There is So Much More To Life Than High School
Sweet girl, your high school graduation is quickly approaching. What a big day! You may think this night will be…
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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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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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Want a Better Relationship with Your Teen? Just Listen.
Iโve always prided myself on being a good listener. I feel it is very important to hold space for people,…
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“I’m Not That Kind of Girl”โBut Anxiety Didn’t Care
I remember the day you were born. The nurses were amazed by the volume and color of your lips; they…
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34 Expectations For Teen Boys That Will Grow Them Into Good Men
I have been a youth pastor for nearly 40 years. This means I have discipled teens from the 1980s, 1990s,…
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I’ll Walk Through These Tween Years With You
โPlease donโt tell my friends I still watch Paw Patrol. They say itโs for babies and I know it is,…
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Nothing Prepares You For Your Teen’s First Heartbreak
Weโve been here before, Iโve wiped those tear-streaked cheeks multiple times throughout your childhood years and was able to give…
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