Preteen & Teens Articles

My daughter has always been a “princess.” When she was three-years-old she had a frilly blue “Cinderella” dress. She would twirl around singing princess songs, telling us how beautiful she was. [...]

We are still in the first month of school and already I have heard, “I hate school,” followed by, “I really don’t like that teacher.” These comments make me want to roll my eyes, let out a huge [...]

  As a mom, I spend a lot of time on “the circular drive.” This is the time I spend in my car going back and forth from home chauffeuring various children to sports, extra-curricular [...]

Trapper Keeper? Check. New school clothes? Check. Alarm set? Check. Class is in session. It doesn't matter if your kids are 6 or 16, going back to school is a big deal for them. It's a big deal [...]

It is so easy to judge other parents.  Admit it, we all do it. We judge the parents who let their child eat, watch, or do those things we see as taboo. And we judge the parents whose children [...]

Bunky had to be about three or four at the time.  Even though that was almost a decade ago (now I feel old, great, but that’s another issue entirely) I can still recall the day as if it was [...]

I wasn't sure what to make of the Bible growing up. Aside from the huge family Bible that collected dust on the top shelf of a hall closet, my only exposure to the Story of God was the [...]

Please don't judge me. For two days, my wife and I walked around with one of our kids on a stretchy leash. You've probably seen these human fishing lures. I imagine one day it'll become how an [...]

I was standing in line for a cup of late afternoon coffee when the phone rang. It was my thirteen-year-old on the other end having a total meltdown. She had forgotten her homework at school and [...]

Every year I feel the pressure swell sometime around November. I used to be able to stave it off until after Thanksgiving, but each year it comes just a little earlier. I want the perfect [...]