How To Know If You’re Doing An ‘Okay’ Job As A Parent
Tonight my daughter told me she hated me. She screamed it, in fact, before flipping her hair and marching upstairs to her bedroom. The door …
Tween
My Parents Were Right, But I’m Taking That To My Grave
My daughter is nine. When I say she’s nine, I mean she thinks she’s 25. She is one of the most stubborn people I have …
Dear Ten-Year-Old, You’re Right That I’m Not Your Mom, But…
Dear Ten-Year-Old, Your favorite thing to say when you’re mad at me is that I’m not your mom. You don’t have to listen to me …
Stuck in the Middle ~ Confessions of a Tween Boy’s Mom
Sometimes, raising a tween boy is ridiculously hard. Lately, I’m feeling like he and I are stuck in the middle together between so many polar-opposites …
10 Ways to Talk with a Tween Boy
Here’s the thing. It’s not that tweens (boys in particular) don’t want to talk. They just don’t know how. Their brains are still developing and …
