Parenting Teens and Tweens
Open Letter to Parents Who Feel Their Teens Slipping Away
This is for all the parents who feel like their teen is slipping away.
Not in a crisis kind of way. Just in that quiet ache that hits when you pass by their closed door and realize you don’t know what’s going on in there anymore. You used to know everything—their favorite food, their biggest fear, what made them laugh. Now you just feel out of touch.
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Gift Ideas for Teenage Gamers That Will Blow Their Minds
In this post: Not sure what to get the teenage gamer in your life? Here’s a great list to get you started that includes everything from consoles and controllers to gaming books and backpacks. Do you have a teen gamer in your house? Sometimes it…
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Our 15 Favorite Games That Teens Love
What used to be a sacred weekly family tradition has been slowly dying off in recent years – Family Game Night! Bringing back board games may be the only good thing the Pandemic years, and it is a sure cure for parents looking for fun ways to reconnect with their teens.
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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.
