parenting

This post: 25 Things That Surprised Me About Having a Teen Girl I remember a lot about my teen years… I remember how desperate I was to have more control …

This post: Biggest Parenting Mistakes to Avoid with Your Teen According to Experts  Written By: Nancy Reynolds Open any book about parenting teenagers and you’ll find a laundry list of …

This post: Stop Nagging Your Teen: 10 Doable Tips to Create More Peace in Your Home “Your bedroom is a mess! For the fifth time, I want you to clean …

This post: 10 Regrets I Don’t Want My Teen to Have It’s been said that technically there’s no such thing as regret – only lessons. Whether you call it a …

This post: Why Late Night Conversations with My Teen are the Best I have to confess, I’m not a night owl. In fact, the older I get, the earlier it …

This Post: Not Everyone is Going to Like You and That’s Okay When our kids were in preschool and elementary school, they were surrounded by other kids who, more often …

This post: When Teens Dismiss Parents’ Solutions: 6 Tips to Get Them Listening I still remember everything about that day. The reason I remember it so vividly is because it …

This post: Dear Parents, The Ordinary Moments Matter the Most The other day, I was in one of my “I need to organize my life” moods (which, by the way, …

This post: The 5 Powerful Love Languages of Teenagers The other day I was hanging out in my daughter’s bedroom while she was getting ready to go out with a …

This post: As a parent of teenagers, I wish the answers came easier – When my kids were younger, the answers to my burning parenting questions seemed easy to find …