I know something about my son. He doesn’t know that I know. He may suspect that I do but he is too afraid of my reaction to mention it. A part of me enjoys watching him squirm. A bigger part of me is disappointed in what he is keeping from me and his dad. An…
Category Archives: tweens
Oh be careful little eyes…
What is a mom of sons to do when the world is full of images that can taint the innocence and purity of her young boy’s soul? I am continuing the series, Tackling the Talk, over at the M.O.B Society today.
To Save a Teen’s Life
This weekend our family went to our church’s annual fall family retreat. You can read about one of my take away experiences here. The first night youth and their parents were invited to watch a movie in the chapel. The movie was called To Save a Life. To watch the trailer of the movie, click…
Back to School Fashion for Tweens
Back to school shopping can be stressful, particularly when you have picky fashion conscious teens/tweens. We managed to get our back to school clothes shopping done with very little stress by providing the boys with a budget and letting them spend it as they saw fit, provided they got the things they really needed first…
Protecting America’s Kids
While at the annual BlogHer conference in NYC, I had the distinct privilege of having dinner with the folks from Tavern Direct and The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. More on Tavern Direct in a second but first I want to share with you some more downright scary and eye opening statistics about…
Push, pull
Parenting adolescent boys is akin to playing tug of war. They want you to park as far away as possible when picking them up from basketball practice but need you to listen (and *gasp* maybe even hug them) when their team loses the tournament. One minute you are “the meanest mom ever” and the next…
God and teens
My kids enjoy church {right now}. They are active in their youth group and enjoy serving alongside their youth pastor in different ministry opportunities. They {sometimes} enjoy serving alongside their dad and I. So, why am I worried about their relationship with God? Statistics show that more than 50% of kids their age {13-17} attend…
MRSA and our teens
**Welcome to Teen/Tween Thursday! If you have a post about parenting teens/tweens please link it up below** Several months ago I participated in a webinar with Grant Hill and Clorox about the dangers of MRSA, particularly in schools and locker rooms. I enjoyed the call, received a lot of information and my son got a…
Delighting in your kids
The front door burst open yesterday afternoon and before I could even turn my head, he had jumped in front of me. Fists pumping in the air, legs in a stance I could never replicate, he made an announcement: I am a freshman! Yes, my child you are. You are growing up right before my…
Overcoming the sense of entitlement
If you ask my children what they want for their birthday it will most likely be some type of electronic device. Jared got a new cell phone last week for his 14th and Matt is already talking about what he wants for his birthday in September. We are a fairly conservative family financially. We don’t…
