Tweens + Teens

Hello fellow teenagers, my mom's making me write this because I have a C in algebra. I personally will do none of these things, and continue to refresh Snapchat 5,739,283 times a day. Teen, things to do while you’re...

It isn’t always easy to spend the time we want with our kids, and still get everything else done that we need to do. We are not done with the parenting journey yet, but I’m starting to see some...

I am a big fan of the thank you note. I was brought up in family that expected them, and from the time our kids were little, we strongly “encouraged” thank you notes after every holiday and birthday gift....

Cross country skiing has been a part of our winter family fun scene since my kids were old enough to try it.  At that time, the Wapsi Center in Dixon, Iowa was the only place that offered this activity...

Cheating in school is nothing new. I’m sure many of us can recall a time when we heard about some kids cheating in school (not any of us, of course) and maybe they got away with it, or maybe...

Claiming to be a "good mom" seems like it's taboo in this world. We often shy away from telling people we're good at something, especially parenting. I experienced an incident recently that encouraged me to stop that rhetoric in...

Dreaming about your child's future is pretty exciting, but starting a college search can be daunting. Once you've identified a few schools you'd like to consider, the next step is visiting the campuses. And, that's where it can begin...