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Dear Teen: I’ll Never Stop Asking For One More Moment With You

Teen, Tween
August 4, 2019
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By Whitney Fleming

Dear Teen: I’ll Never Stop Asking For One More Moment With You

They will say no most of the time. When you ask them to watch a movie on a Friday night.…

Dear Daughter, Invite Jesus Along For the Ride

Faith, Kids
August 2, 2019
4K Views
5 Minute Read

By Christine Carter

Dear Daughter, Invite Jesus Along For the Ride

Dear daughter, You are now 16, and the long-awaited time has come for you to get your driver’s license. I…

Teen
July 29, 2019
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5 Minute Read

By Katie Faris

Somehow, My Baby is Turning 13

I look at you, son, standing eye to eye, and I want to say I can’t believe you’re turning 13…

Cancer, Living
July 25, 2019
6.9K Views
6 Minute Read

By Whitney Reimer

Dear 16-Year-Old Me in the Tanning Bed

I remember you all too well. I remember the cheerleader, the girl who couldn’t wait for the winter formal, and…

Faith, Motherhood, Teen
July 16, 2019
6K Views
4 Minute Read

By Jelise Ballon

Parenting Teens is a Test of My Faith

Parenting teens is hard. But not really in the ways they tell you. The hard stuff isn't the eye-rolling, back-talk,…

Motherhood, Teen
July 10, 2019
5K Views
3 Minute Read

By Elizabeth Spencer

To My Teenager: We’ll Do This Together

To my teenager, I’m sorry. I’m sorry for what I said this morning. I’m sorry for the way I said…

Why I Talk With My Teens About My Wild Past

Kids, Motherhood, Teen
July 9, 2019
34.4K Views
4 Minute Read

By Whitney Fleming

Why I Talk With My Teens About My Wild Past

I was 14 when I first snuck into my parent's liquor cabinet and poured some sort of brown alcohol into…

Dear Daughter: It’s Not Your Job to be Liked

Teen
June 28, 2019
11.4K Views
3 Minute Read

By Whitney Fleming

Dear Daughter: It’s Not Your Job to be Liked

My daughter laughed as she said it, but I could see the hurt in her eyes. "She just walked right…

The Tooth Fairy’s Parting Gift For a Teen and Her Mom

Motherhood, Teen
June 25, 2019
5K Views
7 Minute Read

By Erris Langer Klapper

The Tooth Fairy’s Parting Gift For a Teen and Her Mom

My daughter used to be enamored with the heart-shaped notes the Tooth Fairy left under her pillow. She’d run into…

Faith, Teen, Tween
June 9, 2019
3.9K Views
6 Minute Read

By Christine Carter

Dear Teen: Follow Jesus Online, Too

Dear son, You saved up your money to buy your first phone and I know you are super excited to…

Your Tween Still Needs You—in Different Ways

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
June 6, 2019
5K 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 Blinked and You Went From Kindergarten to College

Motherhood, Teen
June 4, 2019
11.3K Views
7 Minute Read

By Kelly Richardson

I Blinked and You Went From Kindergarten to College

I remember the first day of kindergarten. I remember how far away your senior year in high school seemed and…

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Dear Teen: I’ll Never Stop Asking For One More Moment With You

Dear Daughter, Invite Jesus Along For the Ride

Somehow, My Baby is Turning 13

Dear 16-Year-Old Me in the Tanning Bed

Parenting Teens is a Test of My Faith

To My Teenager: We’ll Do This Together

Why I Talk With My Teens About My Wild Past

Dear Daughter: It’s Not Your Job to be Liked

The Tooth Fairy’s Parting Gift For a Teen and Her Mom

Dear Teen: Follow Jesus Online, Too

Your Tween Still Needs You—in Different Ways

I Blinked and You Went From Kindergarten to College

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