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Middle school started off great for my daughter. In sixth grade, she loved her teachers, enjoyed the new flexibility of her schedule, and found a nice group of girls to eat lunch with each day. She enjoyed the extracurricular activities and did well in school. Life was good.I started wondering ... read more

  I Spent A Day In My Teen's Shoes And This Is What I Learned   These aren't my purple boots. The Uggs were a present for my then 13-year-old daughter. She asked for them for her birthday, but I didn’t want to spend the money. Her grandmother was excited to get her something ... read more

To My Teenage Son, As you enter your teen years, your father and I worry about your grades and where you'll go to college and whether you'll ever learn to put your clothes away. But nothing matters more to us than the kind of man you will become. In these few years we have left with you, ... read more

Do you have a teen son or daughter who would rather ride bikes, hike, kayak, scateboard, paddleboard, run a 5K or do just about anything as long as it's outdoors? If so, then many of those traditional teen gifts just aren't likely to get the reaction you want when they tear off the wrapping ... read more