“Do you think he’ll like it? I’m really worried he won’t’ like it,” my twelve-year-old daughter asked me from the doorway. I jumped from where I was sitting in front of our family computer. I closed down a window where I had been tracking a gift for her. It was shipped late, and wouldn’t make [Read More]
Give Your Teen the Gift of an Experience This Holiday Season
Did you watch Gilligan’s Island growing up like I did? Then you’ll remember Thurston Howell the Third and his wife, Lovey. I was channeling my inner Thurston and Lovey last year when I wrote this holiday post below for Your Teen for Parents. That’s because the site wanted a list of experiences that you can [Read More]
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Just Buy the Team Swag, Moms and Dads
Whew. That’s me wiping my brow now that the fall sports season is over in our house. My son, 16, played water polo for his high school while my daughter, 12, played volleyball for her middle school. Both of them also played ice hockey a bit, too, as that is a sport that seems to [Read More]
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Take a Walk in Detroit
My family of four took a walking tour of Detroit last month. It was fun and educational. If you come to Detroit, here’s why you should take a walk, too. More than bad headlines Before the Detroit Youth Choir rocked it’s way to 2nd place on America’s Got Talent this year, you didn’t hear many [Read More]
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I’m the Mom Who Doesn’t Want Summer to End
It’s that time of year. Social media is flooded with pictures of kids going back to school. And usually there is at least one viral picture or video of a mom dancing gleefully or lounging with a cocktail beside the pool while the kids are off to school. I get it, I do. I’m not [Read More]
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10 Things I Loved about Chaperoning the Middle School Trip to Toronto
Four years ago I chaperoned my son on his middle school trip to Toronto. It was two jolly days filled with boisterous, obnoxious tween boys who lived life to the fullest every moment and never listened to me (also every moment). So it should come as a complete, total surprise that I decided to chaperone [Read More]
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What to Give Teens for the Holidays
“What does he want for Christmas?” my mother asked. “All he wants is money,” I replied about my son, 15. Grandma would not be deterred, however. Surely I could give her gift ideas besides cold, hard cash? Our conversation motivated me to think up the suggestions below. Many of you may look at it hoping [Read More]
