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When Valentine’s Day Is a Downer
Valentine’s Day can be a real downer for many teens. It may be nothing more than a reminder that they don’t have a boyfriend or girlfriend, fueling some of the negative beliefs they may already have...
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No Longer in Control
Reality slapped me in the face a couple of weeks ago. The reality of being a military family that is at the mercy of their timetable. My son’s first duty station to Turkey wasn’t supposed to happen...
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When Other Moms Are the Enemy
You know how they say we can be our own worst enemy? When it comes to parenting, I think we can have two enemies—not only ourselves but other moms. Ever notice how men don’t compare their fathering...
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Mistake #1 Parents Make With Teenagers: Expecting the Worse
I am like any other parent…clearly imperfect. I have made a lot of mistakes and am pretty sure there is more to come. But I am also a mom who believes in learning from those mistakes, which is what...
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Mistake #2 Parents Make With Teenagers: Looking for Parenting Answers in Others
So far I have covered mistake #1 that parents of teenagers make, expecting the worse out of this stage of life. The second mistake I am going to talk about is trying to find parenting answers through...
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Mistake #3 Parents Make With Teenagers: Making Mountains Out of Molehills
We have talked about two different mistakes parents of teenagers make: expecting the worse and looking for parenting answers in others. Today’s mistake is making mountains out of molehills. Of...
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Mistake #4 Parents Make With Teenagers: Making Molehills Out of Mountains
In my last few blogs I’ve tackled three mistakes that parents make, expecting the worse, looking for parenting answers in others, and making mountains out of molehills. Now I’m going to do a little...
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Mistake #5 Parents Make With Teenagers: Imbalanced Discipline
Today we are wrapping up the last blog for my “mistakes parents make” series. We’ve covered expecting the worse, looking for parenting answers in others, making mountains out of molehills, and making...
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Plugged In Parent?
Are you a plugged in parent? I’m talking about the kind of parent who is involved in your teenager’s life…in such a way that you would recognize signs of bad behavior. Things like drinking, drugs,...
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Parents Needed More Than Ever
I used to think the ideal years for being a stay-at-home mom was when the kids are very young, before they ventured off to school. These are the years where so much forming and shaping of their lives...
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What Teen Girls Experience Online
It is well known that adult women experience harassment online. It can be stressful, frustrating, and abusive. What many parents do not realize is that teenage girls are also experiencing online...
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Seattle Schools Later Start Time Benefits Teens
Seattle made a change that helped teenagers to get a healthy amount of sleep. Starting with the 2016-2017 school year, the Seattle school district moved the start times for middle and high schools to...
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Study: Negative Mental Health Not Linked to Teen Tech Use
A study was published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science on May 3, 2021. The study was titled: “There Is No Digital Evidence That Associations Between Adolescent’s Digital Technology...
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CDC Has Positive Parenting Tips for Parents of Teenagers
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their positive parenting tips. There are several different categories that parents can read – depending upon the age of their children. Here...
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