Parenting Teens and Tweens
10 Brilliant Non Tech Gifts For Teens To Get Them Off Their Screens
Trying to tear our teens away from screens in today’s world seems virtually impossible. They need them for school, they use them to “chill” and listen to music, it’s how they connect with friends, and it’s often even how they have fun (hello gamers) and…
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7 Life Lessons Learned on The Basketball Court
It has been said that “art imitates life” or is it “life imitates art”? Either way, it rings true. However, as a boy mom of a sports kid, I would challenge that “sports imitate life” every bit as much as art, possibly even more. Last…
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Educator Implores Parents to Focus on Character Not Achievement
This is a contributed post from Nik Bowers, a middle school expert teaching parents and tweens to build critical skills now so high school and adulting is easier. Follow her on Instagram Kids often act as expected in front of adults, but when they’re alone,…
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CHANGING THE COLLEGE CONVERSATION
There is no ONE path to success when it comes to the choices our teens make post-high school. The college admission process is out of control and so are the costs to attend college. It’s time to start changing the college conversation. There needs to be less focus on rankings and we all need to start questioning what we are doing to the mental health of our teens with the demands being placed on them to get into their dream colleges. Instead, parents talk to their teens about how to fulfill their dreams – so they can not just survive but thrive in this challenging and ever-changing world.
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PARENTING TEENS TIPS
What do you do when your teen daughter no longer wants to be seen with you? Or when your chatterbox son starts responding only in grunts and sighs? Even if some of these teen stereotypes don’t happen in your house, chances are your relationship with your adolescent is changing. The good news is while parenting teens is hard, you don’t have to do it alone. Here are a few of our favorite parenting teens tips to develop a strong connection with your big kid.
