By Leslie Means The Magic of Christmas Doesn’t Go Away When Your Kids Are Teens—It Just Gets Better
I’ve been told the holiday magic changes as our kids get older. I suppose this is true. “Santa stops visiting,”…
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By Dana Storino I Love Having Teenagers in Our Family
Families, like people, evolve. Nothing stays the same, and I suppose that’s a good thing. It’s nice when change occurs…
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By Rachel Taylor You’ll Miss Them in Your Arms, But You’ll Love Who They Become
For years I was in the trenches of motherhood. My firstborn needed to feel my touch. If he didn't, he…
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By Lori Jones Can I Tell You a Secret? The Teen Years Really Aren’t That Bad.
It seemed the moment the pregnancy test showed a positive result, the loads of advice from well-meaning parents appeared as…
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By Carole Johnston My Teen’s First Job is a Milestone For Us Both
I bit my lip as I watched my nervous 15-year-old son walk around the outside of the log-cabin-like restaurant, searching…
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By Jenny Rapson New Viral TikTok Challenge Encourages Teens To Post School Vandalism
Because there hasn't really been any news about schools lately (are you picking up my sarcasm??), the teens of TikTok…
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Our Teens Let Go First
For the adolescents in my nest, everything seems too big. There is no context or perspective, only borderless heartache and…
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By Claudia Caramiello It’s Going To Be So Hard To Leave My Baby At College
“You need to stop this,” my mother said one evening when I called her in tears. “Join a book club,”…
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By Melissa Neeb My Teens Are My Favorite
These two teens are my favorite people on the planet. Always were, always will be. I will take them in…
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By Sydnei Kaplan Kids Never Outgrow Your Love
It’s 3 a.m. and I’m exhausted but I just can’t sleep. I hung up with my college son about 15…
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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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By Heather Delaney 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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