I’ve been talking with lots of moms who have kids in the dating phase of life. And it is amazing the amount of emotional impact these relationships are having. Whether your kids are barely teenagers or are ready to move into their 20’s, the dating game has changed significantly over the past decade with the […]
A number of years ago my husband taught a junior high boys small group. One of the topics that would always come up was how to treat members of the opposite sex. I remember one of his lines well: “Remember, you don’t know whose wife you are dating. Treat your girlfriend the way you hope […]
This week in USA Today a shocking story hit the press that will influence our teens. Many Americans are well aware that sleeping together early in the dating relationship is almost a given for a lot of teens. TV and movies portray this as normal behavior and it has influenced more than a generation. As parents we might […]
For most of us the words “My Teen is having Sex!” would send us spiraling into terror. Our pulse would race, we’d be gasping for air, and most likely our minds would go into that world of “What If’s”. We’d start blaming ourselves for what we didn’t teach our kid or what we did wrong in […]
Sleepovers were fond memories when my kids were in elementary school. Typically a best buddy would show up, they’d play some games, watch a movie, and camp out on the family room floor. Harmless for the most part. By junior high and high school, that phase of life seemed to be a thing of the […]