Raising a teenager can be one of the most challenging experiences a parent will go through. Teenagers are in an awkward stage, dealing with hormonal changes that are out of their control and a developing brain. They’re awakening to new realizations about themselves and the...
How many parents have said at one point or another, “I wish my child would have come with a users’ manual,”? Nearly every single one. Nothing can really prepare us for parenthood. No class, no advice, and no user manual can give us the tools...
Living in Michigan, we have some pretty good winters. And by “good” I do mean treacherous-snow-filled-freezing-winters. I remember driving in the winter as a teenager with my older sister. She was behind the wheel and attempted to pass the car in front of us who...
Most of us grew up having some memory of an argument with our parents. If you’re like most parents, you’re even finding yourself repeating these arguments with your own teen. T he basic components of these arguments include a disagreement, annoyance that our kids did...