Sexuality and Gender Identity Terms That Every Parent Should Know
Sometimes trying to understand teenagers is like trying to understand a foreign language. There is a lot of head nodding and grabbing onto phrases that sound vaguely recognizable but you’re not sure,...
View ArticleWhen Stress Leads to Anger in Teen Boys
A few weeks ago, at the end of a long day full of work, school, and after-school activities, my husband and I decided we’d lighten our load a bit by taking our two kids out for dinner at the local taco...
View ArticleWhy A Giant Pair Of Nike Sneakers Made Me Cry In A Shoe Store
I’ve never been one to turn on the tears at will, but since becoming a mother they just sneak up on me sometimes. It could be my son reading a poem in front of the class or my oldest helping a friend,...
View ArticleUse These Five Unusual Tricks To Get Your Teen To Communicate
It’s an age old trope: teens, by nature, don’t communicate and it’s impossible to get them to open up once they turn 13. You hear rumors from other moms that raising a teen means accepting that he or...
View ArticleSometimes I Still See the Little Girl in My Teen
The words come tumbling out, fueled by frustration and anger. Their jagged edges wound. “I HATE you!” she screams. “I wish you were DEAD!” There is a split second of disbelief as the words hang in the...
View ArticleMy Daughter Turned Into a Teen Overnight. I am No Longer “Daddy”
Nobody ever takes a father aside to share the news that their 11 year-old angel will go to bed one night and wake up the next morning a complete stranger at 14. And while the odometer reads 14, the...
View ArticleThis Is 14 and It Isn’t Pretty, But You Are Definitely Not Alone as a Parent
My friend sat with her hands between her head. “It’s not supposed to be like this,” she said. “All she does is make TikTok videos, she won’t go anywhere with me, and she argues with everything I say. I...
View ArticleHow to Help When Your Tween is an Early Bloomer
An early bloomer is a kid whose body starts to develop ahead of others their age. For some, this means the appearance of breast buds; for others, an unanticipated growth spurt. Whether they get tall or...
View ArticleWhat Does It Mean to Be a “Late Bloomer”?
If puberty was a yardstick, then late bloomers would sit at the far right, somewhere near the three foot mark. If puberty was a football field, late bloomers would be clustered into one endzone. If...
View Article‘This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained’
Raising teens has changed, and as parents, we need to grow and adapt to the experience our kids are having, not the one we lived decades ago. Dr. Cara Natterson and Vanessa Kroll Bennett provide a...
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