Must Watch: Olive Us Family Video Series
by Isabel
Design Mom’s new family video series Olive Us, featuring her six children, is an absolute delight. Not only is it instructional, but you see the kids being kind to each other. Our children need to see more of that in this world.
Bring On the Commencement Speeches
by Isabel
It’s graduation season which means the commencement speeches are starting to roll in on YouTube. Which means we all get to hear them now. Here are two recent ones that blew me away.
“It’s not extra money” and Other Things Teens Should Know About Credit Cards
by Rachel Meeks
As an adult, I’ve volunteered to teach personal finance classes to teens in local schools. This is what I want teens to know about how credit cards work before they go off to college.
When Daddy’s Been Drinking, Part Two
by Amalah
I came home to find my baby in a dark room crying his eyes out…and my husband passed out drunk. What now? What’s next?
It Is None of My Business What Other Teenagers Do, Or Is It?
by Chris Jordan
Do you tell parents if you know their child is involved in destructive behavior such as drinking, drugs, having sex with older boys? Or do you think it is none of your business? I happen to think it takes a village, even if it makes me uncomfortable sometimes.
How I Get My Reluctant Son to Read Books
by Isabel
I wasn’t an eager reader at 9 years old and neither is my son right now. So, here’s what I do.











