Happy New Year! If you’re like us, you’re halfway through your winter break with your teens. The build up and excitement of Christmas is past, the decorations are starting to bother you, and your teens are repeatedly reminding you that they’re hungry …
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Christmas 2018: Mom vs. the Cat
The year my dad’s cat came to live with us was the year we had 2 Christmas trees. Puss had been an indoor-outdoor cat and our 7′ Frasier Fir was no match for his 15 lbs of feline fur. After …
Christmas Gifts for Your Anxious Teen
Managing teenage stress and anxiety is a daily task in our house. We have a supply of assorted objects that my teens turn to when the anxiety rises. I’ve learned to let them select which stress reliever will work best …
When Your Teenager’s Mess is Part of the Magic
My two daughters are having what will surely end up being a summer long “sleep over” in our basement where it’s cool and dark, perfect for their adolescent sleep patterns. After 5 years of trial and error, not knowing what …
11 Summer Things to Do with Your Teen that Won’t Break the Bank
So, we’re halfway through the summer. How’s it going? With your teen, I mean. Feeling like you’re a chauffeur and an ATM? Want to see the whites of their eyes and not the tops of their heads? Totally understand. We can’t …
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