And it’s not just for the moms of toddlers. As your kids move into the tween and teen years, you still need the interaction with other women. Once a week I would meet up with a friend at a little coffee shop and drink way too much coffee, split a cherry crepe and ice cream […]
“These ghost pins are so cute and so easy, you’ll want to make plenty of extras to hand out to your friends! They make a really fun party favor as well.” And since I’ve been reading lately how a lot of parents are deciding on parties instead of Trick or Treating, the party favors should […]
When Jamie lived at home, he was invited to an incredible number of parties. The kid was almost too popular for his own good, but he did something that I thought was really clever. But let me back up a minute. After getting into trouble for drinking and waking up his dad for a […]
“Got three bucks? That and a nickel will buy you a coffee drink at Starbucks.
Starbucks Corp. said Thursday that it planned to raise prices of its lattes, cappuccinos, drip coffee and other drinks by 5 cents, or an average of 1.9 percent.
The increase, which goes into effect Oct. 3 at all company-operated stores in the […]
Now that my step-children are in college, I find myself reflecting on the often laughable, two sentence conversations that we have survived. It is amazing to hear my co-workers recite these exact scenario’s with various responses. It confirms that my step-children were not unique in their angst:
Teen: “My friends think you are stupid for not […]
During the teen years, friends carry a lot more weight than we might like, but sometimes it works out amazingly well. Having his friend hang up on him at the end of the conversation, made much more of an impression on him than any lecture that we could have handed out. And while […]
Here’s a face you will likely recognize. This is Ambyr Childers, the young actress to plays Colby Chandler. Ambyr recently graduated highschool in Morrieta, California and a very talented actress for someone so young.
She has taken “mean” to a whole new level. And while there might have been five seconds this week when […]
Okay, I’m obviously not talking about teens here, because they aren’t going to listen to you anyway, but this is more targeted at kids that liked to go outside and build forts, climb trees and search for all the puddles they can find.
I can’t remember the number of times I had to work grass […]
“Our daughters start stressing about going back to school weeks before they even get their school supply lists. What to wear on the first day is small compared to the other things that are spinning around in their heads. Will I get lost in my new school? Will I forget my locker combination? Worse, will […]
Parenting Tweens & Teens. Been there, done that.
Written by Charlene Polanosky , and Christine Young for b5media.
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