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Turns Out, I Had No Idea How Hard It Is to Parent Teens

About 14 years ago, I sat in a church service with my husband and tiny daughter. My mind settled on the family in front of us. Two parents and three teenagers. I have thought about this family so many times over the years and even more often recently. It was the early service. The teenagers…

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To the Man Who Will Someday Hold My Daughter’s Heart

I hope you get to see her. I mean, really see her. I hope you get to see my daughter, whom I’ve seen all her life, from the first sight on a fuzzy ultrasound screen to a more recent sighting, when I glimpsed her across a room and wondered for a second who that beautiful…

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The Pressure on Teens to Achieve is Real, Here’s How Parents Can Help

There’s a storyline on the Netflix show, Sex Education, about a star high school swimmer, Jackson, who desperately wants to quit swimming but can’t. Jackson’s swimming fame gets him lots of adulation from other students and praise from his moms. (Warning-minor spoiler ahead.) But he hates competitive swimming and it’s making him miserable. We see…

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Class Is In Session: How I Helped My Teens Do Their Best Work From Home

This post is sponsored by Staples Connect but the opinions are my own. All three of my kids are going to school virtually, so every morning they get out their laptops and attend their classes. Then also they need to complete any homework assignments, and I need to stay on top of it all. As…

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Class is in Session: How I Helped My Teens Do Their Best Work From Home

This post is sponsored by Staples Connect but the opinions are my own. All three of my kids are going to school virtually, so every morning they get out their laptops and attend their classes. Then also they need to complete any homework assignments, and I need to stay on top of it all. As…

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Summer’s Going to Be Tough on Teens, Virtual Tech Camp Can Be a Solution

NOTE: Grown and Flown was compensated for this post but the opinions in it are our own. Thanks to iD Tech Camps for being one of our partners.  Even as things open up, our kids are still spending hours staring at their screens. Some of this time seems well spent with online classes, catching up…

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Summer’s Going to Be Tough on Teens, Virtual Tech Camp Can be a Solution

NOTE: Grown and Flown was compensated for this post but the opinions in it are our own. Thanks to iD Tech Camps for being one of our partners.  Even as things open up, our kids are still spending hours staring at their screens. Some of this time seems well spent with online classes, catching up…

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Six Ways a College Counselor Counsels Her Own Son about Admissions

I’ve been in the college admissions world for 19 years, both making admit decisions as an admissions officer and helping students and families navigate the process as a college counselor. This year I’m using everything I’ve learned to help my own son apply to college. How I think about my son’s college search Here’s how…

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The Letter I Wrote to My Teenage Son About Drinking

A mom writes a letter about underage drinking and reminds her son of the family values that she holds dear.  As hard as it is for me to believe this, I’m the mother of a teenager. In fact Tom will be entering 10th grade this September. The years have gone so fast that I really…

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18 Questions You’re Forgetting to Ask Prospective Colleges

When we begin our search for the right college we consider all the obvious things: big, small, private, public, urban, rural, a preponderance of Greek life or very little, great food options or mediocre ones? Or sometimes when it comes to choosing a school, we feel like we’ll know the right place when we see…

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