teenagers

Gen Alpha Slang Isn’t All Bad

If you are reading this, you may have overheard your kid saying “skibidi.” Slang is constantly evolving and we are just trying our best to keep up. Penn decided to write a parody of “I Had Some Help” by Post…

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Inside Out of Teen Emotions

Penn here. I’m not embarrassed to tell you that I cried last week. In a movie theater, no less. Kim and I went to see Inside Out 2 in anticipation of a podcast we were going to record with Dr.…

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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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39 Life Skills Your Teen Needs To Know

We can’t escape it. Our kids, Lola and Penn Charles, are getting older. It feels like Penn and I are in the middle of our most important parenting years. There is so much they should learn before leaving the nest,…

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Navigating the Emotional Life of Teens with Dr. Lisa Damour

We’ve talked about this before (even as recently as a few months ago) about when our kids were babies, almost every seasoned parent said to us “just wait until they are teenagers.” The thing is, we love our kids. We…

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This May Be My Favorite Age

Our first child was born, she was rolled tight in the hospital issued swaddle, I remember staring at her sweet face when the nurse said, “Enjoy it now. She will be a nightmare when she’s a teenager.”  We heard those…

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