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This Post: Parenting Teens: 4 Tips When You Feel Alone on Your Parenting Journey Written by: Ali Flynn Do you ever have one of those days (or weeks, or months, …

This Post: 101 Fun Mother-Teen Son Bonding Ideas If you’re like me, carving out special one-on-one time with your son isn’t always easy. And, when you do have a few …

This post: 15 Things Kids Should Know to Prepare Them for College The summer before my oldest daughter left for college, I was in a full-blown panic.  In a few …

  One of my favorite country songs, “You’re Gonna Miss This,” by Trace Adkins, has such an amazing message about how quickly the years fly by. The lyrics are about …

Everywhere you turn there’s article after article about how “entitled” teenagers are these days. Just walk into a room of parents and casually bring up the word “entitled” and the …

This post: 10  (Totally Subjective) Tips for Raising Well-Adjusted Teenagers ( Updated 5/23) Raising teenagers is hard.  What makes it particularly challenging is the fact that the environment in which …

  I remember the day it hit me. It was a beautiful fall day and it happened to be my birthday. My three kids, my husband, and a few friends …

  Raising kids in today’s landscape is beyond challenging. Throughout the many years I’ve spent raising my kids it often feels like every step forward I help my kids take, …

This post: 51 Things I’ve Learned About Parenting Teenagers When my kids were little I used to think to myself, “This just can’t get any harder.”  Fast forward a decade …

From the moment I laid eyes on you, I fell in love. We didn’t know one another very well… I wasn’t certain if you would have dark wavy hair like …