20 Things You Should Stop Doing For Your Teenager
Unpopular Opinion: You don’t need to stop doing anything for your teenager that you don’t want to stop doing. I’m not talking about the important things, such as continuing to treat them like a baby…
20 Awesome Ice Breaker Questions for Kids
Confession: I am super awkward around kids. I say the F word a lot. Sometimes, I don’t know what to say. I don’t have a lot in common with them. Yet, here I am, the…
The Benefits of Sweating and Exercises To Help You Stay Healthy
There are many benefits of sweating and a variety of different exercises to help you stay healthy. Sweating is a way that our body regulates its own temperature. When we exercise or do a lot…
What is Permissive Parenting and Should You Try It?
How do you show love? I’m not asking about your love language with your spouse. I’m asking how you show love to your kids…you’re not being graded, so be honest. There is no right or…
Authoritative vs. Authoritarian Parenting: What’s the Difference?
I’m not a regular mom…I’m a cool mom. Amy Poehler’s character in ‘Mean Girls’ spoke this line, and we’ve all said it a time or two. I said it this weekend to my teenage daughter…
What Does Parenting from the Inside Out Mean?
“It just occurred to me that my parents had no idea what they’re doing,” I whispered to my husband from the passenger seat of the car. One of the kids asked a question, I didn’t…
What is Power Assertion Parenting and Should You Consider It?
Everything we do as parents affects the way our children feel, and we cannot always predict how they might react to our actions. For example, when I tell any of our three daughters I love…
Should Your Teenager Be Seeing a Therapist?
A better question is, “Why shouldn’t my teenager see a therapist?” According to the National Alliance on Mental Health’s statistics listed in a Good Therapy article, the number of people living with mental health conditions…
20 Suggestions For When Your Grumpy Teenager Doesn’t Want to Talk
No one in a mood wants to talk to anyone else. Plain and simple, leave them alone, let the grumpiness fade, and try again later. This is especially true for teenagers who don’t quite have…