When do I need to start worrying about my kids friends?
When I was around 12-years-old my best friend at the time, and I, got into a fist fight while on a joint family vacation to Lake Powell. Jeff (same name and coincidentally same birthdate and same middle name as mine) and I met through our mom’s who worked...Besties?
The one thing that I’ve learned in the short span of time that I’ve been a parent is that being a parent means feeling helpless a lot of the time – in fact, these are the exact words used by Michael Thompson, Catherine O’Neill Grace and...Your kids need these 7 Essential Coping Skills
One of the hardest things I’ve found when trying to be a good parent is NOT helping my kids. Letting kids try and fail and try again is part of their learning process, otherwise, they may not develop the skills they need to survive in the real world. More coping...They’re a Teen and you’re a Tool
Remember when you knew everything – yea, me too. I was 17. Then years later, do you also remember how you felt when you learned just how little you actually knew at 17? Yes, the teenage years – when the parental “godlike” image is shattered...Middle School: Wonder Years Meets, “wonder who she is?”
Welcome to middle school. The younglings are becoming little adults – middle schoolers are not as cute as children or as fascinating as teens, says Madeline Levin, author of Teach Your Children Well. Welcome to acne too! We’re talking about the ages of...
