Siblings With an Age Gap Bring Out the Best in Each Other
I never intended to have kids six years apart, but life most certainly never goes as planned. Here I sit at the age of 41 with a 10-year-old and a…
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Can We Let our Tweens Be Kids Just a Little Longer?
Parents, can we agree to let our tweens be kids for a little while longer? Being a tween doesn’t mean the kid years are over. It doesn’t mean…
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I’m a Mom of a Teen; Here’s Why I’m Still Exhausted
I sit on the couch, my head bobbing as I desperately try to keep my eyes open. Every fiber of my being cries out for sleep . . . dear Lord…
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From a Mom Who’s Been There: This is What Matters When it Comes to Raising Teens and Tweens
Underwear. Shorts. T-shirt. Stuffed animal. One by one my son packed each item into his Batman suitcase, mumbling under his…
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A Tween Girl’s Letter to Her Mama
Dear Mom, I told everybody at school that you said, “If you keep rolling your eyes at me, one day they’ll get stuck in the up position…
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God’s Been Preparing You to Let Them Go
You never think you’re ready to let go of your kids. But I promise you Mama, you’re readier than you believe. You’ve been practicing the…
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Dear Daughter, The Truth is Not Everyone is Going to Like You (and That’s OK)
“I don’t think she likes me,” my daughter stated matter-of-factly. It was the third time that week she’d made a…
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The Pure Beauty of a Tween Who is All at Once an Innocent Child and a Determined Young Woman
It isn’t uncommon for parents to experience overwhelming feelings of pride when thinking or speaking of their children. In our hectic, chaotic…
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This is 12
As I sit in the car line waiting to pick up my daughter from middle school, I spot her in a huddle of friends. She is talking excitedly and gesturing…
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Dear Teen, I’ll Never Stop Saying I Love You
There was a time not long ago when you would turn your head while running into school, a Sleeping Beauty backpack strapped to your small shoulders,…
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