Tag: teens

When your kid is 15 years old, they still need you. They are still not old enough to do many things on their own,...

May 1st is an important day for a college-bound high school senior like my son. It's known as National College Decision Day - or...

My firstborn is graduating from high school this spring and is off to college. He has decided where he will spend the next four...

Tweens and cell phones can give you added responsibilities and headaches, on their own or together. If my daughter read this, she would correct...

My heart aches each time I receive an eye roll. My heart aches each time I am misunderstood and I hear clomping feet up the...

As the sun creeps in and I scroll through my Facebook feed, I am startled to see another post publicly shaming a local teen....

Isn’t it funny how society has portrayed teens?  In movies and books, teens are often seen as aggressive, obnoxious, and downright hard to deal with,...

According to the Collins online dictionary, homecoming (aka HoCo) “is a day or weekend each year when former students of a particular school, college, or...

Even though I spend a lot of time fussing or giving my children reminders to do their homework or complete their chores, I try...

When my son was in kindergarten at a local catholic school, a reading teacher of his stopped me in the hallway to let me...