3 Things Your Tween Wishes You Didn’t Do

3 Things Your Tween Wishes You Didn’t Do

3 Things Your Tween Wishes You Didn’t Do   I have full faith in you and your parenting, yet I want to share what some tweens I met with wished were different.    1) Taking their phone away every time they mess up.  They feel it’s your go-to punishment no...
Keeping Promises in the Time of Conflict

Keeping Promises in the Time of Conflict

Keeping Promises in the Time of Conflict   Your adolescent is angry, and she directs it at you. Before school started last fall, you two agreed that submitting homework on time and holding specific grades in each class would earn her privileges, including technology,...
The Truth About Failing

The Truth About Failing

The Truth About Failing   Failure sounds and feels like defeat and disappointment. Something that we didn’t want to happen happened. Yet, its value lies in how we respond to it. I attended a concert where the singer kept strumming but stopped singing just before...
Upgrade Your Summer to Easy

Upgrade Your Summer to Easy

Upgrade Your Summer to Easy   Finally, we had a normal school year, and our hopes for a glorious summer soared. For it to go well, I recommend having a collaborative mindset and chatting about summer’s expectations with the main stakeholder – your adolescent....
Mother’s Day Love to You

Mother’s Day Love to You

Mother’s Day Love to You   I know you will enjoy the brunches, dinners, accolades, gifts, and flowers that honor you and your motherhood today. You deserve them for your selfless sacrifice and love. It’s lovely for you to be the center of your child’s affection....
Easy Ways to Make Connections with Your Tween

Easy Ways to Make Connections with Your Tween

Easy Ways to Make Connections with Your Tween   We create closeness with our children by meeting them exactly where they are. The person they are matters most, not the one we’d like them to be. As wise parents, we create space and time with them.         My neighbor’s...