Parents, We’ve Created “The Loneliest Generation”—Here’s What We Need To Do About it Now
This post originally appeared on the author’s Facebook page. Having had no fewer than 12 students (male and female) sob in my office in the…
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As a Mom of Teens, My Job is to Idle Nearby
I wash the dinner pots and pans quietly as I look over at my twin daughters who are high school freshmen this year. One is sitting behind a laptop,…
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I Wouldn’t Want to Switch Places with My Teenagers
If you are the parent of a teenager, you’ve probably lectured them a few times about how hard the real world is. We talk about how they get to…
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They Always Need You, Mama
My 13-year-old daughter has been playing softball since she was seven and had a pink bat and pink socks and a pink helmet with her initials on the…
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Older Kids Are Magic, Too
My kids are growing up. They’re growing up fast. When they were tiny everyone said, “Enjoy it. It goes by so quickly.” And I smiled and nodded…
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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 a hastily washed Aquanet bottle. I took…
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I’m Giving My Teens Permission to Be Kids This Summer
Dear world: they are not yours yet. These adult-sized bodies are not for the taking. I’m giving these teens permission to be kids for just a…
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He’s Sweet Now at 7, But What About 17? As a Dad Who Works With Teens, Sometimes I Worry.
My son is currently in the first grade. It’s hard to believe my oldest—that 6-pound, 15-ounce baby we brought home from the hospital…
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I’m Not The Mom I Thought I Would Be
I’m not the mom I thought I would be. I always thought I’d be the mom who showed her girls they could have it all. I never thought…
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A Prom Dress and a Bold Decision
My 17-year-old daughter and I have spent every weekend for the past month shopping for a dress for her high school junior prom. She is, at heart, a…
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