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How Your Teen Can Make a Grandparent Interview and Why They Should

This year, to limit the spread of Covid-19, many Americans are making the difficult decision not to celebrate the holidays with extended family. For a lot of people, the decision not to spend Christmas with grandparents is especially difficult. It is painful to think of our elderly parents being alone on Christmas. We hurt for…

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I Miss the Christmases of Barbies and Legos, Especially This Year

Last night, I was up late wrapping gifts. I’m a horrible gift wrapper, truth be told. My gifts always look like they were wrapped by a 4-year-old who just learned how to use tape and scissors. When I was a younger mom, I envied the mothers who brought presents with beautiful bows and curled ribbons…

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Christmas Gifts: 15 Popular Books for Teens and College Students

Buying a book as a Christmas gift for a friend or family member is a thoughtful gift, especially when you can find just the title that matches their interests, reading preferences or life stage. These books have been the most popular ones that our Grown and Flown readers have been buying for their teens and…

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To My Freshman Son, Why Aren’t You Happy To Be Home?

Months, weeks, days, minutes. It felt like another birth. My stomach even clenched with anticipation. I couldn’t wait for you to arrive. And then you did. You greeted the dogs first. You met our new puppy, Auggie. I stood. I watched. I waited. You finally strode toward me. I hugged you with such intensity. One…

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To Return or Not to Return? The College Spring Semester Dilemma

Like most college students, COVID-19 booted my son off campus in the middle of the spring semester. He expected to return for the fall term, but his university decided to continue his higher education in the basement teen cave.  My son spent his fall semester at home My son’s sour mood improved after hearing about…

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To My Son On His 18th Birthday: Important Decisions You Can Now Make

To my son on his 18th birthday: Over the last 18 years, I often uttered “You can do whatever you want when you turn 18.” I said this phrase to you in the midst of a disagreement, like when you insisted French fries were vegetables or that bedtimes were superfluous. In those moments of conflict “You…

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22 Ways Teens Can Earn Money During the Holidays, Summer, and School Year

How can your teen make money? We asked thousands of parents how their middle school, high school and college students earn funds and below are some of the best job opportunities open to teens. Note: some of these are pandemic friendly (walking neighborhood dogs) and others are not. We are sharing them all because we…

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10 Things to Say to Your Teen When You Don’t Understand Their Struggle

I’m going somewhere right now with one of my children I’ve never been before. It’s somewhere she’s never been before, either. It’s a dance neither of us has ever done. Sometimes, our kids go through things that we are all too well acquainted with ourselves. Their boyfriend or girlfriend breaks up with them and breaks…

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What This Mom REALLY Wants For Christmas: 21 Things

For weeks now, my kids have been asking me what I want for Christmas. And I have said the thing that I am supposed to say, that I always say I dont need anything. I just want all of my children to be healthy and happy. Its true. I dont need anything. And I

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What I Miss Most About Christmas Past When My Kids Were Little

I recently I wrote about what I really want for Christmas. It was a list of all the things that, in a perfect world, would be different around my house. That list is spot on. I stand by that list. And yet, as I look back over it, I cant help thinking about how different that list

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