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Sometimes All We Can Do is Be There For Our Teens

Motherhood, Teen
October 15, 2019
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By Elizabeth Spencer

Sometimes All We Can Do is Be There For Our Teens

I slept on my teenage daughter's bedroom floor last night. It wasn't a slumber party. It was just all I…

Motherhood, Teen
October 15, 2019
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By Amy Betters-Midtvedt

She’s 14 and I Already Miss Her

Behold the 14-year-old. Starting to spread her wings. Starting to turn her gaze outward from the walls of this house…

Our Teens Need Jesus and We Can Show Him to Them

Faith, Teen
September 25, 2019
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By Bambi Loveday

Our Teens Need Jesus and We Can Show Him to Them

Being a teenager is hard. I sat at the DMV with my daughter, waiting for her number to be called…

Kids, Motherhood, Teen
September 23, 2019
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By Rachel Gossen

All of a Sudden I’m Mothering Men

I was up before the sun again. It is creeping up slower now, as the month is drawing to another…

Parents, We’ve Created “The Loneliest Generation”—Here’s What We Need To Do About it Now

Grown Children, Kids, Teen
September 16, 2019
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By Priscilla Baker

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…

As a Mom of Teens, My Job is to Idle Nearby

Motherhood, Teen
September 15, 2019
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By Whitney Fleming

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…

I Wouldn’t Want to Switch Places with My Teenagers

Teen
September 4, 2019
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By Whitney Fleming

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…

Kids, Motherhood
July 29, 2019
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By Susannah B. Lewis

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…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
July 20, 2019
5K Views
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By Her View From Home

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…

Why I Talk With My Teens About My Wild Past

Kids, Motherhood, Teen
July 9, 2019
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By Whitney Fleming

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…

I’m Giving My Teens Permission to Be Kids This Summer

Kids, Teen
May 29, 2019
5K Views
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By Whitney Fleming

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…

He’s Sweet Now at 7, But What About 17? As a Dad Who Works With Teens, Sometimes I Worry.

Child, Kids, Teen
May 18, 2019
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By Patrick Danz

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…

teens

Sometimes All We Can Do is Be There For Our Teens

She’s 14 and I Already Miss Her

Our Teens Need Jesus and We Can Show Him to Them

All of a Sudden I’m Mothering Men

Parents, We’ve Created “The Loneliest Generation”—Here’s What We Need To Do About it Now

As a Mom of Teens, My Job is to Idle Nearby

I Wouldn’t Want to Switch Places with My Teenagers

They Always Need You, Mama

Older Kids Are Magic, Too

Why I Talk With My Teens About My Wild Past

I’m Giving My Teens Permission to Be Kids This Summer

He’s Sweet Now at 7, But What About 17? As a Dad Who Works With Teens, Sometimes I Worry.

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