By Her View From Home I’m a Mom of a Teenager Now and Disney’s Inside Out 2 May Do Me In
I'm not much of a crier at movies. but Disney is responsible for three legitimate bouts of tears in recent…
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Dear Teenage Self: Hold On, Better Days Are Coming
Trigger warning: abuse and self-harm mentioned. Dear sweet girl, I know you don't want to be seen but I see…
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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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By Carolyn Moore That’s My Baby behind the Wheel—Please Be Kind
My 14-year-old daughter studied the rules of the road religiously this summer, completed dozens of practice tests online, and passed…
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By Kathy Glow No One Told Me I’d Feel This Way When They Were Teenagers
I stand in the kitchen with plates of pancakes, bacon, and eggs. An hour ago I knocked on bedroom doors…
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To the Mom of Teens: One Day They’ll Come Back To You
Mamas of teenagers: you’ll be “cool” again soon, I promise. To young children, it doesn’t get cooler than your mom.…
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I’m Watching You Grow Up in the Little Moments
Often we measure growing up in the big moments, the milestones, and celebrations. We mark baby’s first tooth, birthdays, and…
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God Bless the Middle School Teachers Who Love Our Tweens and Teens
I keep seeing articles about kindergartners heading off to school for the first time, and parents are feeling all the…
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By Kimberly Hale Jesus of the Rock Bottom Rescue
Have you ever hit rock bottom? I have and it was the scariest place I've ever been but that's where…
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When Teens Are Hard to Love, You Love Them Harder
I lay face down on the floor, praying. Praying in the loosest sense of the word. Praying in the Romans…
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By Mikala Albertson The Little Boy You Knew is Gone, But What Comes Next is Beautiful Too
Listen, you guys . . . That thing they always warn you about? It happens. The little boy with the…
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10 Tips to Banish Teenage FOMO
Do you ever feel like the whole world is having a party—and you weren’t invited Maybe you worry about being…
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