By Amy Keyes A Boy Can Grow Up in the Blink of an Eye
This summer, every morning at 6:45 am sharp, my youngest son corralled me out the door so that he would…
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When You Live with a Teen and a Tween
I live with a tween and a teen. The last of their baby canines and molars are falling out faster…
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By Laura Childers My Teen Is Ready to Move Out and I Have to Let Him Go
Kids grow up and move out. But while some people might look forward to an empty nest, I am not…
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By Jenny Albers No One Really Prepares You for Parenting a Teenager
Sometime during my first pregnancy, my doctor handed me a folder containing a wealth of information. In it was a…
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By Tiffany Reiger It’s Time for My 20-Year High School Reunion and Some Honesty
My 20-year high school reunion is coming up, but I don’t know if I will go. High school wasn’t the…
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By Her View From Home My Firstborn is a Teenager and a Testimony of God’s Grace
Dear momma who’s afraid she’s doing it all wrong, let me tell you my story. My firstborn son arrived on…
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By Debra Caffrey Raising a Teenager Is a Long Walk through a Tunnel
So much parenting advice asks us to envision bridges as a metaphor for finding the path forward–bridges we need to…
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By Kristin May This Time In the Passenger Seat is Precious
When you’re parenting preteens and teens, it sometimes feels like you are an unpaid Uber driver. It can be a…
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By Jodi McDonnell Sometimes Our Teens Need Blue Box Love
Sometimes loving a teen looks like making new Kraft Mac & Cheese at 4 a.m. My oldest packs her lunch…
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By Nickey J Dunn Two Things My Teens Must Do Before They’re Allowed To Date
When I was a little girl, I asked my dad when I could date. His response was like most dads…
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I Want to Be My Teen’s Friend, but First I Have to Be His Mother
He’s 13. I could stop there, and most parents would simply shake their heads, give me a look of sympathy,…
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In These Teen Years, I Wonder If I’m Doing Enough
It’s a strange feeling to look back at all the years as a parent and wonder if I am doing…
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