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Dear Tween Daughters, Be Difference Makers

Teen, Tween
February 9, 2022
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By Samantha Krieger

Dear Tween Daughters, Be Difference Makers

You are 9 and 11 years old, and every day I’m in awe of the young women you’re becoming. Still…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
January 20, 2022
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By Lisa Bonnema

These Sacred Middle Years

They tell you it flies by. They tell you to savor it. But in the thick of sleepless nights and…

Teen, Tween
December 31, 2021
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By Laura A. Wackwitz

Young Love Matters

I was 12 the first time I fell in love. His name was Keith. We were in seventh grade together…

I’m Getting Used To the Middle Part of Parenting

Child, Motherhood, Tween
December 22, 2021
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By Dena Wentz

I’m Getting Used To the Middle Part of Parenting

One night, my husband was out at a meeting. I cleaned up after dinner, started the dishwasher, swept the floor,…

There Is Beauty in the Journey from Child to Tween

Motherhood, Tween
October 29, 2021
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By Laura Watts

There Is Beauty in the Journey from Child to Tween

It was the eve of her ninth birthday, and she dropped the bomb on me, “Hey, Mom, did you know…

When Did My Little Boy Get Too Old To Trick-or-Treat?

Kids, Motherhood
October 28, 2021
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By Anastasia Sabin

When Did My Little Boy Get Too Old To Trick-or-Treat?

“Mom, I’m not going trick-or-treating this year, so I won’t need a Halloween costume,” my 12-year-old said to me last…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
October 20, 2021
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By Kirstyn Wegner

Recharging is Good For My Mama Soul

My daughter is 13. It’s a tough age for any child, but her situation is complicated by her ever-shifting feelings…

Child, Kids, Motherhood
October 3, 2021
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By Pri Walker

10 Came Entirely Too Soon

They said don’t blink, but I didn’t understand. And before we knew it, you filled up two full hands. On…

Motherhood, Tween
September 29, 2021
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By Jenny Albers

When She’s 10

I will tell you that it was just yesterday that my daughter was born. My brain recalls with such clarity the…

Can I Tell You a Secret? The Teen Years Really Aren’t That Bad.

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
September 27, 2021
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By Lori Jones

Can I Tell You a Secret? The Teen Years Really Aren’t That Bad.

It seemed the moment the pregnancy test showed a positive result, the loads of advice from well-meaning parents appeared as…

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
August 18, 2021
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By Sarah Knutson

I’m Starting to See the Teenager in Him

My children frequently take my breath away, whether with their beauty (because, oh, my, these children are beautiful, aren’t they?)…

Kids, Teen, Tween
July 17, 2021
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By Kirstyn Wegner

Dear Daughter, When You Doubt Yourself

When my daughter was 10, every time I told her she had a beautiful voice, she’d shrug and say, “I…

tween

Dear Tween Daughters, Be Difference Makers

These Sacred Middle Years

Young Love Matters

I’m Getting Used To the Middle Part of Parenting

There Is Beauty in the Journey from Child to Tween

When Did My Little Boy Get Too Old To Trick-or-Treat?

Recharging is Good For My Mama Soul

10 Came Entirely Too Soon

When She’s 10

Can I Tell You a Secret? The Teen Years Really Aren’t That Bad.

I’m Starting to See the Teenager in Him

Dear Daughter, When You Doubt Yourself

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