Teens, Politics, Kindness: Being Compassionate, Even When It’s Hard
There’s nothing quite like a contentious election cycle to make you realize your kids are hearing and watching everything.
There’s nothing quite like a contentious election cycle to make you realize your kids are hearing and watching everything.
Teaching my teen to drive continues to be challenging, but perhaps less because of the driving itself and more because I’m still learning how to help her.
We’ve all had that weird “I just told my toddler to stop licking the cat” moment, but it doesn’t get any less weird when they’re teens, actually.
Turns out parenting teens is a lot like parenting toddlers, and you’ve already done that. Let us show you the similarities.
How do you help your daughters when they are excluded from play by the other neighborhood girls?
Transitioning to middle school is a scary time for any kid, but when it’s an ADHD child, how should you best proceed? I’ve been there. Don’t panic!
It’s not that you’re trying to be embarrassing, really, it’s just that your teenager is obligated to be mortified about your existence. Minimize the pain.
I have done some of these things. Some I have done more often than others. Haven’t we all? Because we are human and flawed and sometimes want to take the easy way out of a situation. Or because we really don’t want to make our children upset. Or because we are just weary.
Many homeschooling families are not as concerned with offering their children a well-rounded education as they are with walking alongside them as they find their place in the world.
At what point — when special education and speech therapy and other services are the norm in your child’s life — do you explain to them that they’re different? And how?
Putting undue pressure on your child—and yourself—can lead to stressed-out, shrieky parenting, which will encourage nothing but defiant behavior.
A reader wants to know what (and how much) to say before her daughter is evaluated and tested for ADHD. As you might suspect, I have some opinions on this topic.
A couple of my children have lice and nits. That’s it. There is nothing to do but shave our heads and burn down the house. Just kidding. This is how I got rid of it and cared for my home after the lice discovery.
Is this popular book title on your daughter’s Holiday Wish List? Well, let us tell you if it’s a purchase you should or should not consider.
Team youth sports are a fantastic way to nurture multiple avenues of personal growth, but what about when your teen isn’t into them? Relax, it’s okay.
Do you tell parents if you know their kid is involved in destructive behavior? I happen to think it takes a village, even if it makes me uncomfortable at times.
Get more chore help from your teens while nagging less? It’s a pipe dream… or is it? Maybe not!
As we near the end of my autistic son’s first full-time year back in public school, the stress is wearing him down, but really, he’s doing great.
We talk about cranky babies and unwieldy toddlers; why don’t we talk more about struggling teens? We fear judgment, but that’s just got to stop.
A mom asks how she can help her teen son in the wake of a bungle and subsequent blow-up with his girlfriend.