October 30, 2023 Loving a cat is good practice for parenting a teen Z recently pet-sat for a very shy, sweet cat for a week. She expects all her pet-sitting clients to be outgoing, friendly and affectionate…
February 4, 2023 Stick & poke tattoos are illegal, unsafe and bad for teens Long gone are the days when our biggest parenting worry was that kids might use crayons on the walls. Older kids have far more…
November 3, 2021 Airhouse Adventure Park is like nothing else you’ve seen If you’ve visited the Polaris Fashion Place mall recently, I’m sure you’ve seen Fieldhouse, the enormous indoor sports complex that has taken over the…
September 21, 2021 I used to sneak out to the beach with boys Did you do things as a kid that you wouldn’t want your own kids to do now? I did. Don’t get me wrong, I…
August 25, 2020 Why are tweens and teens moody all the time? This is the third in a series of guest blog posts by my 10 year old daughter, Zoe. Be sure to read her other “kid’s eye…
May 30, 2020 So, you want to host an exchange student Believe it or not, even with the current Coronavirus situation, there are still high school students in countries all around the globe dreaming of…
September 26, 2019 Cool things to do with your teen I miss having a teenager. Don’t get me wrong, I adore our little 9-going-on-19 pre-tween more than life itself. But it was really fun…
January 5, 2014 Entertaining bigger kids for a week By now, I’ve gotten pretty good at the little kid thing – I know where to take Zoe to let some energy out and…
