By Cheryl Gottlieb Boxer Loving and Letting Go With One Final Braid
Sixteen years ago my daughter was born completely bald. In this respect she was certainly neither unique nor precocious. I,…
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By Valli Vida Gideons To My Son as He Becomes a Teen
Here you are. Standing on the doorstep of teenage-ness. Brace yourself, buddy. They don't refer to them as the years…
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By Stephanie Thompson The Time I Watched Children’s Television Shows By Myself
The last ten years passed quickly. Lots of people told me, "The days are long but the years are short."…
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By Jesse Damiano The Evolution of Parenting
As a science teacher, I could probably recite the definition of evolution in my sleep. As a parent though, the…
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By Ranae Aspen The Truth About Parenting Teens
I find myself too often telling young parents that things do not get any better in the world of parenting.…
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By April Aiello To the Adolescent Who’s Struggling: It Gets Better
It seems like not a week goes by that I don’t see a heartbreaking post about a young person’s…
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By Kara Turner Why 13 is Everything
Thirteen in our house is absolutely enchanting. It's almost like a guest has arrived with certain requests and certain rules…
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By Whitney Fleming Santa’s Not Coming to Our House Anymore
"Mom, I think I need new roller blades. I have a blister on my toe,” my youngest daughter told me…
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By Stephanie Faro Dear Son, As You Prepare to Leave the Nest
My sweet boy, I see you from across the kitchen and I have to find an excuse to look away.…
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By Erin Turnley To the Girl who Wants to Date My Teenage Son
The inevitable has finally happened; my son wants to date. Wait, wasn’t it just yesterday that I celebrated my son’s…
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By Crystal Hill I’m Okay with my Teens Doing Less Than Their Best
School just started for my two high school boys and already they’re completely exhausted. One of them even comes home…
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By Karen Johnson What Can We Learn from Michelle Carter’s Sentencing?
It's a parent's greatest fear. Your baby, now a teenage boy who is taller than you, succumbs to his depression.…
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