Tweens & Teens

Family enjoying the hotel pool during summer vacation. Mother and daughter enjoyment in swimming poo...
Don't Stress
By Samantha Darby

Summer Hack: Plan One (Easy!) Adventure Or Activity To Do Each Day

Sometimes the adventure is just baking brownies.

Embraced mother and daughter of Black ethnicity, going home after they finished with outdoor basketb...
How Are They So Hungry

No One Told Me That Tweens Become Toddlers Again

So clingy. So needy. So sleep-deprived.

Teen Power

Do Teens Give Each Other Birthday Presents? One Mom’s Story Has Parents Talking

When her teen got zero gifts (but her tween got plenty), a parent asked Reddit if birthday etiquette shifts with age.

Summer Reading List

22 New Books For Your Middle Schooler To Read This Summer

Screentime? Never heard of her.

A proud mother takes a selfie with her daughter in graduation attire, capturing a joyful and memorab...
Panic Mode

A Mom Needs Advice After Her Daughter Got Into A Dream College They Can’t Afford

One parent asked Reddit how to handle her daughter’s “unrealistic expectations” after the teen applied — and was accepted — to her extremely expensive top-choice school.

Two people are going up an escalator in a mall, each holding and drinking from a clear cup with a st...
Unsupervised & Thriving

The Mall Raised Us. I Wish My Kids Had The Same Rite Of Passage.

More than just a place to shop, the mall helped teach us independence and how to exist in the world.

Don't Stress
By Samantha Darby

Summer Hack: Plan One (Easy!) Adventure Or Activity To Do Each Day

Sometimes the adventure is just baking brownies.

How Are They So Hungry
By Samantha Darby

No One Told Me That Tweens Become Toddlers Again

So clingy. So needy. So sleep-deprived.

Teen Power
By Samantha Darby

Do Teens Give Each Other Birthday Presents? One Mom’s Story Has Parents Talking

When her teen got zero gifts (but her tween got plenty), a parent asked Reddit if birthday etiquette shifts with age.

Summer Reading List
By Samantha Darby

22 New Books For Your Middle Schooler To Read This Summer

Screentime? Never heard of her.

Panic Mode
By Samantha Darby

A Mom Needs Advice After Her Daughter Got Into A Dream College They Can’t Afford

One parent asked Reddit how to handle her daughter’s “unrealistic expectations” after the teen applied — and was accepted — to her extremely expensive top-choice school.

Unsupervised & Thriving
By Kris Ann Valdez

The Mall Raised Us. I Wish My Kids Had The Same Rite Of Passage.

More than just a place to shop, the mall helped teach us independence and how to exist in the world.

SOS
By Samantha Darby

Would You Leave Your 15-Year-Old Home Alone All Weekend?

A Reddit parent’s dilemma highlights the gray area between independence and comfort.

think twice
By Meg Raby

That 'Bad Kid' You're Judging Could Very Well Be Autistic

Autistic doesn’t mean unaware. Nonspeaking doesn’t mean unknowing.

We Parents Co-Sign
By Samantha Darby

A Recent Girl Scouts USA Study Found That Girls Are “Scared” To Grow Up

Same, girl, same.

We'll Take the Win
By Julie Sprankles

Uber’s Free Prom Ride Deal For Teens Takes One Thing Off Your To-Do List

Here’s how it works (and everything you really want to know about the safety features).