Tag: teenagers
Friday Favorites:: Edition 17
Welcome to this week's Friday Favorites! This time I'm putting a spin on things by highlighting a list of goodies carefully curated by my...
Did I Just Say That Out Loud? {The Teenage Years}
I'm fairly certain that this post should begin with a fair warning. I do me. And when it comes to motherhood, I am so...
Scoliosis Awareness Month:: Bent But Not Broken
The first time she bent over and I noticed a bump on her right side, I assumed that her training was too intense on...
What is she saying?:: A Guide to Generation Z Slang
Every generation has their own language or slang that identifies them one from the other. I'm a Gen X'er and my '80s vernacular is...
Coronavirus Life Hacks for Families
If you by chance caught my family and I on the Today Show recently, you probably heard me framing up the problem we are all...
Is it Teen Angst or Something More?:: Recognizing Depression and Anxiety...
Teenagers by definition are often moody and temperamental. Frequently, the happy go lucky kid who comes down for breakfast isn't the same grumpy one...
Bittersweet Transitions:: One Mom’s Thoughts on a School Year Cut Short
Each year, as the school year begins to wind down and summer preparations begin to take shape, I am usually excited and full of...
Teen Week:: The Process of Adolescent Development
Being a teenager is tough. This period in a young person’s life brings about many changes, both physically and emotionally. It can also be...
Finding Balance:: A Young Dancer’s Journey to Body Acceptance
My earliest memory of my daughter Olivia's {2006} love for food is when she was about 2 years old. Fruit gummies were her favorite...
Hey Kid, It’s Okay If You Don’t Want to Go to...
There is a blueprint for success that many of us have been conditioned to believe is the only legitimate and surefire path to a...