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: Best Dorm Essentials List for College Freshmen 2023 / Updated February 2023 It won’t be long now… Soon your high school senior will be venturing off to college …

This post: To the lonely moms raising teenagers, I see you. There was a time, not too long ago, when I felt truly connected to other moms. Standing outside my …

This post offers 14 laundry bags for teens and college students. Every dresser drawer is open, clothes are scattered all over the floor and there’s a nasty smell wafting through …

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 …

This post offers 22 sweet Valentine’s Day Gifts for teenagers. Post updated 2024 Passing out Valentine’s Day cards and goodies in class might be a thing of the past, but …

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 fun no-fuss ways to make the holidays merry for your teenager daughter. Teenage girls sometimes find the tried and true Christmas traditions from past years juvenile or …