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Category Archives: Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen
How to help your teen make big decisions
“I need to decide what to do after high school!” This is the big topic of conversation in my house these days. It seems to be a cruel joke of nature that as teenagers approach one of the first big … Continue reading
Through loss we grow
My father-in-law recently died. His diagnosis 4 years ago had hit me like a punch to the stomach. At that moment my mind jumped immediately to the end of his life and inside I panicked. My very happy childhood had … Continue reading
Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens
Tagged death, death in the family, emotional health, families, family, grief, Mental Health, prepare, stress, support, teens
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How to make moving easier for the kids
So we are moving again. It seems like every few years we get the itch to switch things up but this time we are moving to a new town. I worry about how this move will affect my three children … Continue reading
Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens, Transition to High School
Tagged buy house, how to cope, move, moving, moving stress, moving with kids, moving with teens, sell house, stress, tweens
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Our kids make great teachers
My tween and teens are a lot more tech-savvy than I am. They are naturally adept with today’s technology and have a skill for trouble shooting. I frequently find myself asking to draw on their expertise when I am learning … Continue reading
Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teen Brain, Teens
Tagged building assets, kids teaching, learning, Lessons, lessons learned, Mental Health, parents learning, positive parenting, relationship with kids, stress, teaching, teens, tweens
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Mom versus mascara in the battle of the make-up
Mascara. It’s a simple word, but somehow it has become the bane of my existence. Really and truly. I’ve never had any hard-and-fast rules when it comes to make-up use and my four daughters. Usually, if something seems reasonable it is worth … Continue reading
Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teen Brain, Teens
Tagged child development, limit setting, make-up, making decisions, mascara, parenting style, teens, tweens, wearing make-up
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