I remember when our youngest son was going to visit his bio-dad in Florida for the first time in 10 years. I stressed so much to make sure that he had everything...
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Car Shopping: Important Facts for Teens & Young Adults
I remember when I first started learning to drive. I was excited, overwhelmed, and nervous all in one. Fast forward two years and I ventured out to car shopping...
Parental Fears: How to Raise Teens in Today’s Society
Sadly, we can’t do away with parental fears altogether. What we can do is remind you that, as parents, we often make this stage harder than it needs to be by...
Raising Teens Today – May The Odds Be In Your Favor
I never thought raising teens today was going to be as bad as my parents made it seem like. I was raising the boys through their toddler and elementary years and I...
How to Monitor Your Child’s Devices Without Fighting
As a parent, you have to be proactive. If you did not know the answers to those questions I mentioned above then your child is at risk of being taken advantage of by a child sex predator. No, I am not just being an alarmist. I am not chicken little and the sky is not falling. However, children are falling prey to online sex predators far too often. Besides that, they are being exposed to pornography, inappropriate content, and even illegal content. If your child is trading in pirated music, movies, and software, you can be sued for thousands of dollars. Do you really think saying, “You should not do that” is enough if there is a song or a movie they really want and they know you will never find out about it?
Oppositional Defiant Disorder: 6 Rules To raising a teen with O.D.D.
Both of my sons have ADHD. There are days that I wonder what I did wrong in raising them for being plagued with this mental disorder. I am often reminded by our...
Giving Teens Tools To Become Emotionally Healthy Leaders
How can we raise them to be Emotionally Healthy Leaders? Teens are going through an era in culture and society that has never been done before. We have smartphones...
I’m Not Quite Sure I Can Survive the Teenage Years
It is just part of parenting teens to feel shut out and worthless as a parent, right? I know I do on a regular basis. Not because the boys tell me I'm worthless,...
I Can’t Believe Parents are Buying Phones for Kids So Young!
I remember hearing: "I Can't Believe Parents are Buying Phones for Kids So Young!" when we decided to get our oldest his first phone around 13. It was a cheap,...
15 Books to Read Before Graduating From High School
A couple of years ago when my oldest son was focusing on graduating from high school, I was amazed by the lack of reading required reading anymore in the school...
I Will Always Keep Pads or Tampons in my Bathroom
I first got my period when I was about 11-12 yrs old. It was a horrid experience. My mom had not talked to me yet about getting my period, much less how to use...
FortNite Has Taken Over Our Home and I’m Okay With it
I know you're probably thinking I'm crazy for saying that I'm okay with FortNite taking over our home, and you're probably right. It's a game my son loves, is into...
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