Tweens & Teens

If you’re raising tweens and teens, things can get tense at home. A teen’s mood can bounce all over the place in 24 hours or less — sometimes within a single hour. Even though teens […]

As moms, we say SO many things to our kids every single day. It’s impossible to say it all exactly right. But this article on the TinyBeans website caught our attention because it examines common […]

Mamas, if you’ve ever wondered WHY it’s so freakin’ hard to get a teenager to listen to what you’re saying, this is for you. All my frustrating questions were answered when I spotted this article […]

Mamas, we ran across a fascinating article on The New Yorker magazine website that takes an in-depth look at why more girls are hitting puberty early, as well as the impact it has on girls […]

Mamas, I’ve seen this “illness” play out three times now. It’s “senioritis,” when your kid gets so sick of high school because graduation is right around the corner, and he or she is SO over […]

Mamas, here are the three words you must remember: “It doesn’t matter.” Both Shannon and I have kids in college now, and we were nodding our heads in total agreement when we read this article […]

Most women understand the discomfort and often pain that comes with menstrual cycles. Mothers often explain it to their daughters when it happens to them, too. But this Washington Post article gives important information about […]

As the mom of two boys and one girl who are now 21, 18 and 16, I’ve seen up-close-and-personal how differently teenage boys and girls often react to stress. So I appreciated this article by […]