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New Year’s Resolutions: Now That Your Kids are (Nearly) Grown

Every December since becoming a parent I have vowed to do better. I promised to spend more time playing on the floor with my kids. I swore I would volunteer at school more regularly. I pledged to be more patient with my teens and later to send care packages to college. Each year, I made…

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Winter Break: 31 Ways Students Can Make the Most of Free Time

We have welcomed our returning college students with open arms, not flinching at the mountain of dirty clothes and dorm stuff they may drag (and leave) into front hallways. We love having them under roof again and know how much THEY love sleeping in their own beds. This was an unusual and stressful fall semester…

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College Decision: Why Your Teen Needs Your Help

I did not let my sons make a college decision alone. I just didn’t. When they knew what their options were I did not throw up my hands and say, “It is your life, it is your four years, it is your decision. Really, I don’t have much to add.” Today’s parenting orthodoxy seems to…

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College Applications: When It’s Time for Your Teen to Decide

I went into my son’s senior year in high school with a silent, steadfast vow that I would not partake in the insanity surrounding college applications. I would not allow my clear thinking to be muddied by the madness of the crowd. In the end, of course, that proved easier said then done. After my…

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Three Things This Middle School Teacher Wants Parents to Know

If you know a middle schooler, you know that pre-teens and young teens are not quite kids, but they are definitely not true teenagers or young adults yet. They are in that weird in-between stage that prepares them for all of the experiences they will have in high school and beyond. They grapple with new…

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Having Teens Helped Me Finally Stop Comparing Myself to Other Moms

I used to take my kids to a library group on Tuesday mornings. I had three kids, three years old and under. This was the only outing I went on all week long. By the time I got them all ready, drove there, got them all inside safely, and then kept track of them in…

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Getting Older Brings Changes, And They Aren’t All Pretty!

It’s all part of getting older. At least, that’s what they say. Indulging in an extra glass of wine, a nice meal and an ice cream sundae from the local creamery blooms into three pounds on the Tuesday morning weigh-in (For the record, Monday weigh-ins are for sadists). It’s not uncommon that a weekend extravagance…

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My Difficult Teen Has Grown Into A Responsible Adult

My oldest child was a go-getter from the time he could walk. He always wanted to be busy. Whether it was doing a workout with me, helping his dad cut brush in the woods, or wanting to help me during my beaded jewelry phase where I’d make ten necklaces a day, he wanted to work…

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This App Can Keep Teens Safe and Parents Connected

When we were teens, our parents had little idea where we were, who we were with and, if we were driving, were we doing it safely? I’m sure we all have stories of some close calls from our youth that best remain untold.  Although things have changed a bit over the years, one thing remains…

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The Grinch Didn’t Stop Christmas and Neither Will 2020 End This Holiday

Toward the end of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, the 1964 animated television special, a huge blizzard threatens Santa’s ride to deliver presents to all the children of the world. After receiving a weather report he says to Mrs. Claus, “We’ll have to cancel Christmas.” Before he drops the bad news to his crew he…

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