Epic Evolutions

03/02/2023

https://herviewfromhome.com/teen-conversations-at-night/?fbclid=IwAR3Qoo_qma6PEkNP1OeKJeLJEbmhn3t4FxMbzNWt4x8DNBEeM7CFQfd7Loo

My teen is a night owl and we have the best conversations after the rest of the house has gone to bed. I cherish this time with my teenager.

01/01/2023

https://parentingteensandtweens.com/lonely-teen-in-high-school/?fbclid=IwAR3A--eOKkY0qwuqBhZ-7e1zvjciaD1rBZ1W2Y5jivbsWXnvP533eZIcp3E

Parenting a lonely teen can break your mom heart and feel isolating, but you should know that you aren't alone.

01/01/2023

https://parentingteensandtweens.com/lonely-teen-in-high-school/?fbclid=IwAR3lSU7ibUTuo7IhDSv3QXmZ4fEGGseb6hqs06vjKz6VW9PzpTZRsxGkJe4

Parenting a lonely teen can break your mom heart and feel isolating, but you should know that you aren't alone.

01/01/2023

https://grownandflown.com/teach-teens-self-adovcate/

All teens can benefit from smart, effective strategies to stick up for themselves. Here are questions I ask my teens, to teach them to self-advocate.

11/01/2022

https://grownandflown.com/help-heartbroken-teen/

Again and again in online groups for parents of older kids, I see the same question: “My teen’s heart is broken. What can I do to help?”

10/07/2022

https://grownandflown.com/teaching-teens-life-skills/

Life skills, aka “Adulting” lessons for teens
The Adulting 101 class is going to be wide-ranging yet comprehensive. Subject matter will include:

meal planning and preparation,
learning how to use online bill pay,
understanding how insurance works (home, car, health),
cleaning a house properly,
yard maintenance,
laundry lessons,
debt and how to stay out of it,
budgeting,
understanding taxes (to include payroll, local, property, and federal).

Soft skills for teens
Some of the “soft skills” to be acquired during the summer months include how to be a good roommate. This means:

cleaning the hair out of the sink,
clipping nails over a trash can,
pushing chairs in after getting up,
not leaving wet towels and dirty clothes on the bathroom floor
throwing away empty cereal boxes.

While I thought it was funny, it also hit me that maybe it was time for “adulting” lessons for both my daughter and almost 14-year old son.

08/31/2022

https://grownandflown.com/last-call-list-for-senior-year/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Here's a parent's bucket list for senior year, perhaps better thought of as the Last Call List with everything I want to do before graduation.

08/31/2022

https://parentandteen.com/qa-jessica-lahey-drugs-substance-use/?utm_source=th_fb_4_5_21&utm_medium=n_p&utm_campaign=facebook_AM

Using drugs and alcohol is not a teenage rite of passage. Follow these strategies to keep your adolescent safe.

08/31/2022

https://parentandteen.com/effective-parenting-explode/?utm_source=facebook.com+f_7_18_22+o_p&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb_am

Strategies for keeping cool during challenging times.

08/31/2022

https://community.today.com/post/10-things-our-parents-did-that-parents-today-should-bring-back?cid=sm_npd_td_fb_pa&fbclid=IwAR3M2qMYvjO-7iktPrSDeMfRKTxHSGfLW4sQAB_2a7FlRzZbiUUKaDedxBs

The best part of the good old days was how simple they were.

08/18/2022

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Credit: Conscious Confident Parenting