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…
April 3, 2021 Don’t ask your tween if they think you’re cool I made a parenting mistake recently, but it’s probably not what you think. I learned a lot from this goof, and I’m now passing…
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 16, 2020 Kids are better off without a phone I loved reading this article in The New York Times about an 11-year old “lost” in Manhattan without a phone. This tween did just…
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…
