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The Secret No One Told Me About the Teenage Years is How Much I’d Love Them

Motherhood, Teen
November 1, 2019
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By Whitney Fleming

The Secret No One Told Me About the Teenage Years is How Much I’d Love Them

I expected the sighs and the eye-rolls and the closed bedroom doors. After all, I was a teenager once, too,…

Parenting is Harder Now So I’m Parenting Harder

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
October 17, 2019
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By Kara Turner

Parenting is Harder Now So I’m Parenting Harder

Being irrelevant to my teenager daughter sounds amusing and inconsequential. Becoming irrelevant is different. It’s heartbreaking. The agonizing process of losing…

Dear Teens: You Need Sleep More Than Your Smartphones

Teen
October 16, 2019
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By Whitney Fleming

Dear Teens: You Need Sleep More Than Your Smartphones

Each school night, somewhere between 8:30 and 9 pm, my three teenagers begrudgingly leave their phones on what I lovingly…

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
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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…

teens

The Secret No One Told Me About the Teenage Years is How Much I’d Love Them

Parenting is Harder Now So I’m Parenting Harder

Dear Teens: You Need Sleep More Than Your Smartphones

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

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