Tweens & Teens

Note from Gwen & Shannon: This Tweens & Teens Q&A features real-life answers from NWA mamas. We’ve asked the moms to write anonymously so they can be as brutally honest as possible. One of the […]

Hey, mamas. Whether you have teens or not, this video clip is such an eye-opener. Shannon and I both have teenagers, and this video we saw on the Your Teen magazine website made us realize […]

Between the two of us, Shannon and I both have multiple teenagers now. So we’re reading everything we can get our hands on about teens and how to navigate those tricky waters. If you have […]

Mamas, we know the pandemic has been hard on all of us. But there’s no denying it has had a distinct effect on tweens and teenagers. Can you even imagine how your teenage self would’ve […]

As the mamas of two high school seniors, we were especially touched by the kind words shared by residents of Butterfield Trail Village in Fayetteville. The last part of our teenagers’ senior year has been […]

As many of you know, Shannon and I each have a high school senior at home right now. Shannon’s daughter and my son will be graduating in May and then heading off to college in […]

My favorite picture from my daughter’s 17th birthday party is of her posing with her 3 besties under the mural just inside the front door at downtown Fayetteville’s newest Japanese-style hangout, Big Box Karaoke on […]

Mamas, we KNOW how stir crazy kids can get when they’re home during winter break. Sometimes the family just needs a change of scenery and a chance to get out and stretch their legs.  If […]