by Robin | Oct 17, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Parenting
~ 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Day 12 ~ On day three of my #31Days parenting series, I suggested three things every t(w)een needs to hear on a regular basis (#5 on the list); today I'm offering three things every t(w)een needs to hear as circumstance...
by Robin | Oct 15, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, On my soapbox, Parenting
~ 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Day 11 ~ The world wide web forever changed parenting. By introducing a host of decisions non-existent a decade ago, the internet heightens the responsibility of a parent to be informed about the rewards and risks...
by Robin | Oct 15, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
~ 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Day 10 ~ In a country where the divorce rate hovers around 50%, it's hard for me–a recovering people pleaser–to say what I'm about to say. I realize potentially I could offend or hurt every...
by Robin | Oct 13, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Life with boys, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
~ 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Day 9 ~ In writing my 31 Days of Parenting Teens and Tweens, I've talked to other parents about what they'd advise if they were writing in my place. My sister, whose two daughters, 18 and 19, are six shades of...
by Robin | Oct 12, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Kids, Life with boys, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
By the time your children hit double digits, they're on their way to becoming who it is they'll become. Some studies suggest their personality is set by first grade. By the time kids hit middle school, pubescent-related, seemingly bi-polar mood...
by Robin | Oct 9, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Kids, Parenting, Personal
Early in my parenting adventure, even before I gave birth, I had a few wishes for the children I would eventually bear. Heart whispers, really, things I didn’t speak out loud, hopes that informed how I parented. I suppose you could call them...