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Stop Saying These Things To High Schoolers

First of all, I’d like to offer an apology to every high school kid I’ve interacted with until this point in my life. Here’s how a situation would typically unfold. Me, as an adult and not having a ton in…

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I Was Wrong, It Doesn’t Get Easier

When our kids were toddlers mid-tantrum, parents would walk by and warn, “Just wait until they are teenagers! You’ll wish for these problems!” I was left assuming they’d turn into hormonal mutants who skipped school and snuck out to parties.…

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Feeling The Feels This Back-To-School Season

Let me start by saying, we live in a college town. We feel lucky to be surrounded by several big universities and even small colleges within just a few miles of our front door. Last week, I needed to make a…

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10 Back To School Faves For Tweens & Teens

As soon as August hits, I go into back to school mode. This mode has changed over the years, especially as the kids have gotten older. The pressure of back to school shopping for endless supply lists is no more.…

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Back to School Pep Talk

Penn wants to put a magnet on our fridge of Dr. Hope Seidel’s face with her top 3 pieces of advice for struggling parents.  Put your own oxygen mask on first.  Question what success really means.  Struggle produces growth.  I…

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How To Not Freak Out About College Admissions

With intimidating headlines like “college admissions scandal” swirling around, it is a natural to feel overwhelmed and stressed when applying to college is on the horizon. For us, having a high school aged daughter, the college application process has already…

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What Will This School Year Look Like?

If they gave out gold medals for worrying, I’d stand atop that podium with pride. No one can beat my ability to worry about things far beyond my control. My mind can spiral about just about anything, but add “sending…

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How to Navigate the Awkward Years

Let’s be real, middle school was (all-caps) AWKWARD. Between the braces (and for me, a bad perm) and hormones, it’s a wonder we survived. But can you believe it? We talked to someone on this week’s podcast who has made…

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My 6 Favorite Back To School Traditions

My kids are into the ceremony of things. They like traditions.  We watch Christmas Vacation as we decorate the tree and A Christmas Story after we open presents on Christmas Day.  On the last day of school, we go to…

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My Back To School Favorites

We were all robbed of so many traditions during the last year. Some were major milestones, some a little more mundane but still important… like back-to-school shopping. We were incredibly lucky to have an option to get back in the…

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