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…
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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…
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By Jennifer Thompson Watching Our Kids Face Rejection Hurts—But Cookies Help
Today, I received a text from my daughter. “I didn’t make the show. I thought I had a great audition…
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By Rachel Taylor You’ll Miss Them in Your Arms, But You’ll Love Who They Become
For years I was in the trenches of motherhood. My firstborn needed to feel my touch. If he didn't, he…
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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…
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Our Teens Let Go First
For the adolescents in my nest, everything seems too big. There is no context or perspective, only borderless heartache and…
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By Brea Schmidt A Mother Knows Each Year That Passes is One More Closer To Goodbye
“Hey, Mom,” she said from the backseat, “now I’m over halfway there!” We were a few minutes in to our…
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By Mikala Albertson Parenting Older Kids Can Be Lonely
I’m not sure why no one ever talks about it, but parenting older kids feels lonely sometimes. It’s the weirdest…
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By Sarah Whitman I Teach Middle School—And These Kids Are Great
I teach middle school. I know all the current slang, but I can’t pull it off. I know the names…
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By Laura Domer-Shank Trust Me: Your Family Needs a YOYO Night
We are all worn thin. Life is a lot to deal with right now. We know it will eventually get…
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By Jenny Rapson Parents Beware: Online Chat Site Omegle Allows Kids To Literally “Talk To Strangers”
It's no secret pandemic life has been hard on teenagers. In my home, I've got two teens (and a 10-year-old)…
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By Angela Williams Glenn All That’s Been Lost Feels Even Bigger To Kids
When you’re a kid everything in life seems so much bigger. They don’t grasp yet how incredibly small everything is…
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