Parenting Teens and Tweens
Location Sharing: Why Teens Love It Despite the Risks
Last year, we took my daughter to a soccer tournament a few states away. We arrived at the field, and no one was there. Just behind us, another family showed up, also wondering if we were at the right location. While my daughter started messaging…
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5 Must-Have Phrases Every Parent of Teens Needs to Shut Arguments Down
This is a contributed post by Whitney Fleming, author of You’re Not a Failure: My Teen Doesn’t Like Me Either. If you’re in the thick of raising teenagers, you know they can be so frustrating. They love to argue about everything. They think they know everything.…
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What Do You Want To Be, Now That Your #MomLife Days Are Nearly Over?
The following post was written by Karen Johnson, author of What Do I Want to Be When They Grow Up? (And Other Thoughts from a 40-Something Mom). This is for all the moms in their 40s who put their careers on hold to do the…
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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.