Parenting

This post: parenting teenagers isn’t easier than parenting toddlers Written By: Janel Carey / Contributing Writer At a gathering this past Thanksgiving, I came to the realization that my family …

This post offers truths every teen needs to hear. Do you ever wish you could sit down with your kids and cut it to them straight? I’m not talking about …

This post offers tips on helping your teen manage emotions. Written By: Amy Koch / Contributing Writer You witness the eye-rolling and ignoring—then there’s the yelling and door-slamming. You wonder …

This post: 6 battles we need to let our teens win. The clothes they wore, what cereal they ate for breakfast, what time they went to bed, when they took …

Shoulder-to-Shoulder Parenting: Why It’s the Best Way to Parent Teenagers Years ago when my three kids were still playing dress-up and rolling Tonka trucks across my kitchen floor, I struck …

This post is about 10 life lessons every parent should instill in their kids. The other day I was talking with a friend who has three kids on the cusp …

To my teenage son, I know you still need me.  Like clockwork, when my son turned 13, the teenager in him began to take over. Aside from the normal changes …

This post offers 25 nuggets of motherly wisdom I want to pass along to my teen. My son just turned 18. What’s particularly hard to swallow about this birthday is …

This post offers 35 fun and funny texts to send to your teen. According to the Urban Dictionary, texting is something teens do that their parents hate, but they can’t …

This Post: What Teenagers Really Need From Their Parents When my oldest daughter became a teenager I was completely blindsided. After changing thousands of diapers, handling temper tantrums in the …