They say that the window on childhood is one that is always closing, but when does it really shut?
teens / tweens
College Search Tips for Helping You, Your High Schooler Find the Right ‘Fit’
Looking for a college can be quite stressful for families. Here are five big-picture college search tips to help you and your children keep perspective and find the right “fit.”
I am Groot: Teenagers, Trees, Parenting and Electronics
Teenagers and electronic devices are a parenting struggle as old as a decade ago, give or take. But take solace, parents! The hardships we face are a universal truth. The trick is to navigate the phase without it getting the best (or worst) of us.
Teen Daughter Approaches Crossroads of Adulthood, Childhood
The 14-going-on-20-but-still-back-at-7-year-old is in the middle of this meadow. I’m there with her, alongside and holding her hand periodically, other times I lag a step behind her confident gait.
Why You Can’t Get Parenting Right No Matter How Long, Hard You Try
Any of you feel like your parenting masters no matter how many years experience you have? Yeah, me neither. I’d settle for pretty good. Some days I’d take not awful.
Now are the Chores of Our Discontent
Do your kids have household chores? Do you?