Parenting Teenagers

This Post: 8 Major Parenting Pitfalls You NEED to Avoid to Raise Strong, Independent Adults We live in a world that seems hell-bent on derailing our kids. From the competitive …

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: Hygiene and Teens: Tips to Get Your Stinky Teen to Take a Shower Written By: Jessica Manning  Have you ever found it surprising why so many teenagers, at …

This Post: Are Teenagers Losing Respect for Authority? A High School Counselor Weighs In Written By: Jessica Manning My colleague and I were standing in the girls’ restroom at the …

This Post: This Is 18: The End of One Chapter and the Beautiful Beginning of Another My daughter turned 18 and suddenly I feel old… well, older. I always knew this …

This Post: When I Struggle with My Teens, I Turn to My Best Friends… My Parents Written By: Amannda Maphies I sat at my kitchen table, my parents on one side …

This post: My Teen, Yeah I Worry About You A LOT… Here’s Why “Mooom… I’ll be FINE! Geeez, you worry WAY too much!” Every time my kids venture out on …

This Post: The Force of Motherhood: The Desire to Protect Our Child’s Heart is Forever Written By: Carol Moore I peer through the rails of the playground fence surrounding my …

This Post: Are You Negatively Labeling Your Teen? Here’s How to Tell and Why You Should Stop Written By: Jessica Manning I was labeled as a “bad driver” when I …

This post: Please Don’t Be Mad, Mom, But… Written By: Carol Moore “Please, don’t be mad, Mom, but”… This was how the text from my son started. “I got another …