When Your Teen Pulls Away (and Then, Sometimes, Doesn't)
How was school? Fine. What's for dinner? Just food. Then one Carnival night, a stranger refused to believe the woman dancing beside my kid was her mom.
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Respect, Dude! Taking Teens (and Their Feelings) Seriously
A dad joked his son's braces would keep him from becoming a teen dad. Why that tweet stuck with me, and what real respect for our kids looks like.
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When the Parenting Scorekeeping Finally Ends
Three kids under three, no bathroom privacy, and a running tally of who did what. Then one day, nobody was keeping score anymore.
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Talking Politics With Teens When the World Feels Upside Down
Our kids said a pie in my face would NOT be okay. Then came TikTok, hateful comments, and the question of what we really teach them.
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What Now? Why Teens and Moms Ask the Same Question
My daughter's friend had no clue what to do after high school, so I pulled out a box of 60 questions. Within minutes, we knew what it should NOT be.
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A Mom on Her Teen's Drug Spiral: “It Can Happen in the Best Families”
She had straight A's, karate, and guitar. Then came the 4 a.m. calls, the police, and a mom who kept asking: where did I go wrong?
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Picky Eaters: Why Pressure Backfires and What Actually Helps
He lost six and a half pounds on a ski trip and still wouldn't touch lunch. Why hunger and pressure don't work, and what does.
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A Mom's Honest Look Back at Raising a Son With ADHD
Some mornings she couldn't face the day. A mom on her son's crisis, and the sentence he said at 21 that moved her.
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My Son Turns 18 in July, and I Didn't See These Feelings Coming
Her firstborn turns 18 at midnight in July, and she feels it like a pants button about to pop. Here's what she's sorting through.
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How to Stay Calmer When Your Kid Has a Meltdown (or You Do)
Your kid melts down at the mall, or you do over homework. Two experts on how to stay warm, say no, and not feel awful afterward.
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I Got Pregnant During an Affair. I Chose a Secret Abortion.
Ten years without intimacy, an affair, and a positive test she couldn't tell anyone about. Five years later, Vivien is still carrying what she decided.
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One More Snore, and I'll Kill Him: Why One Couple Sleeps Apart
She lay awake beside her snoring husband, thinking murderous thoughts. Fifteen years on, they're still happily together, just in two bedrooms.
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