Family Fun
DIY Unicorn Hair Tutorial
What’s more fun that a head of rainbow hair? I have no idea. Summer is the perfect time to go colorful, and you can do it at home.
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To Bribe Or Not To Bribe, That Is The Question
When it comes to teens and compliance, is bribery the answer?
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Figuring Out Mental Health Care For Teens In Crisis
How does a parent navigate the health system to get a mentally ill teen the help they need? It’s hard, but not impossible. Get the support you need and keep going.
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Confessions Of A Snapchat Convert
I don’t know if this has been obvious from my writing over the years, but… I am not exactly the hippest mother on the planet. Or the most permissive. This is why it comes as such a surprise to me that I absolutely love Snapchat.
Health & Safety
The HPV Vaccine: Separating Myth From Fact
A mom is trying to understand the information out there about the HPV vaccine and whether she should vaccinate her tween son.
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A Driving Contract For Teens
We’ve been talking a lot about teaching your teen to drive ’round here, lately, and so we thought it might be a useful thing to come up with a sample template of parent-teen driving agreement.
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College Planning: Real Questions For College Tours
Visiting college campuses? It’s an exciting and terrifying time. Here’s some questions to ask while you’re touring to help keep the overwhelm to a minimum.
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Help, My Teen’s Driving!
Tips for when your teen starts driving? First of all: Don’t panic. You’ll both get through this.
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Summer House Rules For The Teens
Summer rules? Sure, we’re looking for that sweet spot between “micromanaged” and “left to their own devices.” I don’t know if we found it, but it feels close.
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Mom & Teen Daughter Bonding… Over Thrifting? Yes!
My daughter shares my love of bargain-hunting, but I don’t think she knows that she’s my best bargain yet. Lucky me!
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Taking The Power Struggle Out Of Homework Struggles
Power struggles with your teen may feel inevitable, but when you add homework issues to the mix, is there any hope for peace and productivity? I say yes.
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Toddlers vs. Teens
I always thought that once my kids were teens, they would need me less. The joke’s on me, and now I have to figure out being there without being overbearing.
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Loosening The Reins Before College
We have just one short year left before my oldest heads off to college. That means it’s time to start pulling back on some rules and letting her figure it out.
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Transitioning To Middle School With ADHD
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!
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The Family That Clays Together…
It can be sometimes be hard for our family to do “fun” things the way other families do. We threw caution (and cleanliness) to the wind and had a blast.
Party & Play
Celebrating the College-Bound Graduate!
Celebrate your college-bound graduate with our high school graduation party ideas for decor, food, and making memories.
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Blind Spots
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.
Food & Home
The Tao Of Strawberries (and our favorite recipes)
It’s strawberry-picking season, and that means bonus time with my teens and all my favorite, yummy recipes. Viva la strawberries!
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Tuning Into Your Kids’ Taste in Music
But that’s how I feel about my kids. I really don’t care if they like my music. They spent years listening to me play Aretha, Luther Vandross, The Rolling Stones, etc. and if they one day said, “Hey, Mom? Can you put on that one AC/DC song?”, that’d be great. But I certainly don’t expect it. Just like they don’t expect me to say, “Hey, kids? Can you put on that one Tyler, The Creator song?”
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Helping Your Student Manage Year-End School Stress
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.