What Happens When Boys Deny Their Emotions
Inside: Why boys need to feel their emotions, not repress them My teenage son stayed home from school today. Again. Granted, he was not feeling great, but I think it was more due to sheer exhaustion and the need for “a day”… to which this busy single working mother can fully relate. When I came…
Teaching My Kids What True Friendship Looks Like is a Hard, but Valuable Life Lesson
Inside: How I’m teaching my kids to give their time and energy to real friendships When my three children were babies and toddlers, I often worried about them falling and bumping their head. I nursed skinned knees and too many “owies” and “booboos” to count. It hurt me to see them in pain, but the…
Why Parents Should Worry About Their Teens Sleeping with Smartphones
This is a contributed post from SafeSleeve, a provider of anti-radiation cases for cell phones. In a digital era dominated by smartphones, teenagers and their devices often seem inseparable. As parents, it’s crucial to understand the potential impact of this close relationship, particularly when it comes to sleep quality. This article aims to explore the…
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How to Make College Your Superpower
This is a contributed piece from Anna Esaki-Smith, author of Make College Your Superpower: It’s Not Where You Go, It’s What You Know. When my older son was applying to university, I went the whole nine yards to make sure he got every advantage. He was interested in New York University, so through my contacts…
Your 18-Year-Old is Now a Legal Adult—Here’s What Changes
Parenting a teenager is a constant state of change. These not-quite-adults in adult-like bodies are flooded with hormones and their brains are in an almost constant state of development. They vacillate between acting fully independent and confident and appearing hopelessly incompetent. This sometimes can make it difficult to trust them to make responsible decisions and…
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Your Parenting Is Just One of Many Influences in Your Teen’s Life
This is a contributed post by Courtney Edman, MS, PT, CEIS, the founder and president of 2tametheshamE, Inc. Parenting Community, a unique group for parents of neurodivergent children, teens and young adults. There is a question that I have wrestled with in my journey of parenting three kids who are now young adults. While I…
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