Teens

It's easy to love our little ones, but when our kiddos emerge into adolescence, we might not be sure how to communicate the love that still exists for them in such a big way. We must learn how to...

Welcome to the Teen Years. You've almost raised your kids to adulthood...and they seem to feel it and want to act as if they're already there. Probably the most dreaded thing your teen can do is date…or is it?...

Teenagers. I think that part of raising kids strikes fear into the heart of every parent who has a toddler. It’s a lot to watch your three-year-old scream and throw a fit over something, or everything in a lot...

Middle school years are the season of life when bullying is most prominent and has an impact on the highest number of kids. A close cousin to bullying is social aggression which can be observed ad nauseam across middle...

With middle school in the rear view of my parenting journey, I have been thinking about how it was a different experience for each one of our kiddos. I can certainly see how very naive I was heading into...

Moving from the security of home to the independent world of college is a huge adjustment for teens and young adults. With the transition come excitement, fear, nervousness, joy, reluctance, hesitation, and a host of other emotions. High schoolers...

I have just returned from a beach trip with our kids who are all teens. It was ripe for moody withdrawals, complaining, begging for souvenirs and eye-rolling boredom. It's not my first time vacationing with teens, so I knew...