Google “Stepping Away From Toxic Friends,” you’ll get thousands of results. We all know surrounding ourselves with the right people is the best way to protect our energy (and if you Google a quote on that, you’ll get even more results). Parents can help their kids navigate toxic friendships.| Grown and Flown
This is a contributed post by Cindy Ojczyk is the author of Mom Loves the Dogs More: A Memoir of Family Rescue. When my first child entered her teen years, I braced myself for the usual bumps in the road—moody mornings, shifting friendships, maybe a little eye-rolling at family rules. What I didn’t expect was… The post This Is How to Choose Connection Over Control with Teens appeared first on parentingteensandtweens.com.| parentingteensandtweens.com
Technoference is when we let tech interfere with opportunities to connect with our kids. Nothing is more important than staying present during the teen years.| parentingteensandtweens.com
Our children tend to form their earliest friendships based on proximity to other kids – the neighbors down the block, little ones at the local mommy and me playgroup, and other settings. That small social circle often continues in elementary school, where grades are smaller in size and tend to include students from the same… The post Here’s How to Navigate Changing Middle School Friendships appeared first on parentingteensandtweens.com.| parentingteensandtweens.com
Teens today often feel overwhelmed with stress. Here are five tips for parents to help teens manage stress.| parentingteensandtweens.com
What I struggle with most as a grandfather is the urge to step in. By Curtis J. Smothers| motherwellmag.com
This is a contributed post by Ashley Radzat, author of Parenting in the Third Stage: From Holding Hands to Holding Space, a guided journal for building connection, communication, and confidence in the adolescent years. This| parentingteensandtweens.com
Many teen boys and young adult men feel disconnected from society. These tips can help parents avoid the lost boys epidemic.| parentingteensandtweens.com
Discover effective strategies for managing teen attitude. Learn how to foster communication and understanding to improve relationships with your adolescent.| parentingteensandtweens.com
Grief doesn’t step aside for joy. It walks with it—quietly, steadily. By Elizabeth Candy The post A graduation, a ladybug, and the daughter who wasn’t there appeared first on .|
No one wants their one-year-old to be a warrior. By Mikaela Perron-Sampson| motherwellmag.com
Challenging relationship with your teen? Here are three simple ways to fight their brain wiring so you can stop arguing with your teen.| parentingteensandtweens.com
We all want our kids to be vulnerable with us, but parents of teens should focus on building emotion transparency instead.| parentingteensandtweens.com
School refusal is a major problem for some parents of teenagers. Here's some tips on how parents can address it.| parentingteensandtweens.com
Parenting adolescents can be a rocky road, but these seven simple consequences for teens can help redirect misbehavior.| parentingteensandtweens.com
I was terrified that love without blood ties would not be enough in court. By Jose Cardenas| motherwellmag.com
Worried your teen is spending too much time in their room? Here are 25 ways to get then out of their room and back into the world again.| parentingteensandtweens.com
Boundary setting can be hard with challenging teenagers, but these ideas can help you improve the relationship with your kids.| parentingteensandtweens.com
I make coffee. I make lunches. I add an ice pack. And love. By Kathleen Siddell The post How our family survives while the world implodes appeared first on .|
This isn't our first fight about our kids' food; my partner says I act out of fear.| motherwellmag.com
This is my son. This makes no sense.| motherwellmag.com
Explore strategies and advice for parents dealing with teens reluctant to drive. Help your child overcome their fears and embrace the road ahead!| parentingteensandtweens.com
Last year, we took my daughter to a soccer tournament a few states away. We arrived at the field, and no one was there. Just behind us, another family showed up, also wondering if we| parentingteensandtweens.com
Is your teen addicted to their phone? Discover effective strategies to help break teen cell phone addiction and foster a healthier life.| parentingteensandtweens.com
Teaching my kids to give their time and energy to real friendships where friends show up for them is a hard, but important lesson.| parentingteensandtweens.com
It can be tough as a parent when your teen won't come out of their bedroom. Here are a few reasons why and how to encourage them to come out.| parentingteensandtweens.com
It can be hard when a teen pulls back from phsical affection. Here are 20 ways to demonstrate love to a teen who doesn't want a hug.| parentingteensandtweens.com
Parents of teens are taking career breaks (it's called a "teen-ternity") because they know their kids need them now more than ever.| parentingteensandtweens.com
A mother's emotional farewell as she encounters and interacts with her schizophrenic son in the midst of homelessness"| motherwellmag.com
It’s a cultural cliche: the cheerful kid morphs into a broody, sulking, snapping teen. By Marya Markovich| motherwellmag.com
Overstimulation is not just a problem during the toddler years. If you are struggling with your teenager, overstimulation may be the problem.| parentingteensandtweens.com
A father's heartfelt narrative about how he and his wife navigate the holidays with a special needs daughter, including insights into the struggle for connection and a sense of belonging.| motherwellmag.com
To me, new parenthood felt more like a warzone than a walk in the park. By Jenny Leon| motherwellmag.com
Discover a mother's path to understanding neurodiversity, challenging norms, and fostering a deep, unique connection with her daughter.| motherwellmag.com
