By Ashley Radzat The Nod: Why Listening—Not Lecturing—is What Grown Kids Need
What do you do when your child is hurting and you can't make the pain go away? That was my…
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By Amy Keyes I Have to Step Back So My Teens Can Step Up
Raising teenagers is not for the faint of heart. I’m in the throes of it. If you’re treading lightly in…
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By Heather Spiva My Teen Is Always Changing His Mind—And That’s Okay
My teenage son changes his mind about everything around him. And it’s driving me crazy. My sweet 17-year-old son chooses…
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By Savannah Lyon Dear Graduate, I Love You Forever
I never imagined these days of preparing for graduation, senior prom, senior photos, and you actually moving out would come.…
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By Kris Ann Valdez I’ll Hold on To Moments of Childhood with My Preteen as Long as I Can
This Christmas season, my husband took our laser light projector and aimed it at the Australian bottle tree in the…
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By Laura Childers I’m Praying for My Teenager in These Challenging Years
In my mid-40s, I began to long for a baby. We didn’t get much encouragement from friends and family. My…
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Round 2 in the Passenger Seat is Even Harder
Here I am, once again, in the passenger seat. The driver’s side mirrors are adjusted a little higher. The seat…
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By Debra Caffrey Raising a Teenager Is a Long Walk through a Tunnel
So much parenting advice asks us to envision bridges as a metaphor for finding the path forward–bridges we need to…
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By Kristin May This Time In the Passenger Seat is Precious
When you’re parenting preteens and teens, it sometimes feels like you are an unpaid Uber driver. It can be a…
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By Jodi McDonnell Sometimes Our Teens Need Blue Box Love
Sometimes loving a teen looks like making new Kraft Mac & Cheese at 4 a.m. My oldest packs her lunch…
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By Calleen Petersen My Teen with Special Needs is Doing High School at His Pace, Not Mine
The journey of a special needs parent is both stunningly beautiful and utterly heartbreaking. Often with one coming closely on…
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By Nickey J Dunn Two Things My Teens Must Do Before They’re Allowed To Date
When I was a little girl, I asked my dad when I could date. His response was like most dads…
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