Connecting/Communicating with Your Teen

This Post: 6 Lessons Our Teens Teach Us About Life, Love, and Ourselves Written By: Jennifer Witten Teens. The word itself conjures up images of slamming doors, eye rolls, and …

This post: Hey, Dads: 36 Fun Ideas to Bond With Your Teen Son Co-Written By: Marybeth Bock & Nancy Reynolds Ahh, summer… longer days, warm evenings, and a much-needed break …

This Post: What Makes a Great Dad? According to Teens, It’s the Little Things That Matter Most My three kids and I were brainstorming what to get their Dad for …

This Post: 10 Fun & Unique Ways to Bond with Your Teen this Summer (That Your Teen Might Actually Like!) It can be incredibly hard to bond with our kids …

This Post: The Invisible Barrier Between Parents and Teens (and How to Remove It) Written By: Deborah Winters Life with teens is already moving fast enough… Between competing with screens, …

This Post: Why Teens Are Hesitant to Talk to Their Parents Written By: Jessica Manning My daycare provider used to give me a daily report on my boys when they …

This Post: Meet Them Where They’re At: The Best Advice to Build a Powerful Connection with Your Teen And then, one day, I woke up and my daughter had changed. …

This Post: 30 BEST Iconic 80s Movies to Watch With Your Teen Written By: Marybeth Bock Can we ALL agree that the 80s generated some pretty spectacular (or should I …

This post: Your Teen Isn’t Too Cool for Holiday Traditions (Even Hokey Ones!) Written By: Marybeth Bock When my kids were young, the days leading up to Christmas were jam-packed …

This Post: My Teen Thinks I’m Cool (But Not for the Reasons You Might Think) I was in the kitchen loading the dishwasher and overheard my son talking to one …