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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By Her View From Home “It Looks and Tastes Like Candy.” Mom Shares Warning about THC Gummies All Parents Need to Hear
What Aimee Larsen first thought was a stomach bug turned out to be something much more terrifying for her young…
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I Want to Be My Teen’s Friend, but First I Have to Be His Mother
He’s 13. I could stop there, and most parents would simply shake their heads, give me a look of sympathy,…
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Dear Middle School Son, I Will Follow Your Lead
Am I ready for this? This new season of life will bring changes. Big changes. Ones I’m not so certain…
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By Crystal Fulmer Watching Your Big Kids Blossom is a Blessing
A little over a week ago, I received a call from my dad, and over the next 12 hours regarding…
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By Amy Keyes In These Teen Years, I Wonder If I’m Doing Enough
It’s a strange feeling to look back at all the years as a parent and wonder if I am doing…
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18 Years Went by In a Flash
If I close my eyes, I can conjure the feather-light weight of my newborn daughter. At under five pounds, my…
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By Betsy Moore To My Bonus Daughters, I Love You Like My Own
To my daughter’s best friend who we have known and loved since preschool, I love you like my own. To…
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By Jen Schreiner God Is There for Middle School Mistakes
No one prepared me for the troubles of having two children going through middle school. I seemed to have forgotten…
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Kids Remember the Simple Things Done With Love
My tween boy said he wanted to decorate his room for Christmas. He said, “You know how you used to…
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