By Whitney Fleming Our Kids Will Remember the Ones Who Kept the World Turning When Life Stopped
They'll never say, "I'm glad my last orchestra concert was a Zoom meeting instead." They'll never say, "A car parade…
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By Elizabeth Dardes Siblings Can Be Vastly Different—And Equally Wonderful
Charles Dickens' words certainly resonated with me this year during last year's surge of graduations. My oldest son graduated with…
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By Jess Litterell Why I Let My Teens Drink Coffee
At age seven, my family moved into a dairy-farm house built in the early 1900s. And, while the house still…
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I’ve Never Been Prouder of My Teens Than I Am Right Now
"This town really needs to get a grip on the teenagers who do whatever they want," the post said. Thank…
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Dear Kids, Someday You’ll Need to Know Exactly What You’re Learning Right Now
Dear kids, Someday you'll need to know exactly what you're learning right now. I'm not talking about math or spelling…
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By Shannon Armenis Commencement Address To the Class of 2020
"If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future." -Winston Churchill…
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Here’s To the Kids Missing the Little Things
Here's to the kids who were supposed to get their braces off after two long years, and now have to…
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Dear Big Kids, I’m Grateful For This Time But I Wish We Could Go Back To Normal
Dear big kids, I love having you home. But I wish you didn’t have to be here. I wish you…
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Let’s Talk to Our Teens, Not About Them on Social Media
A few days back, I was mindlessly scrolling Facebook when a post in a local mom's group caught my eye.…
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10 Awesome Audiobooks to Listen to With Your Teens
As a mom of teens, I'm trying to balance letting them have some downtimes while staying connected—and ensure we're not…
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I’m Not Letting My Teens Sleep All Day
I keep seeing posts from parents discussing how their teenagers are staying up all night and sleeping all day while…
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By Chris Cochran I Talk to Your Teens All Day: Here’s What You Can Do Better
As you can probably imagine, working with teenagers exposes me to a lot of unique conversations and social situations. The…
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