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Helping Your Tweens & Teens Build Healthy Friendships
As a therapist working with teens,...
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Tips and Tricks to Concert Like a PRO :: Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS World Tour
Are you planning to attend (or take your kids...
One of my love languages is gift giving. I have always been that person that will see something for a friend and buy it and give it them for no other reason than to make them smile. I take...
The Hidden Danger All Parents Need to Know About
I am sharing our story in the hopes that it will help other families and remind parents that staying vigilant is incredibly important. Our 15-year-old daughter was on vacation with her...
If you haven't already heard, the movie adaptation of Judy Blume's Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. hits theaters in the United States this month.
I remember this book being on our summer reading list, and to this day,...
Back at the beginning of the school year, I wrote a post about my kids entering high school. Now that the year is up, I thought I might reflect a bit on the past year.
One of the differences about...
Disclosure :: after I fan girl-ed BIG time over their podcast, Coach Bre was kind enough to give me full access to the Elite Competitor™ program for purposes of sharing with New Orleans moms. Whether you invest in the...
I'm a "Geriatric Millennial" raising a teenager. You may be wondering, what is a geriatric millennial? There are multiple definitions but what I most relate to is the "Oregon Trail Generation." This is known as a micro-generation of those...
My daughter is now 13, as she reminds me often, but I still think of this age as the end of the tween years. It's an interesting middle-ground between childhood and transitioning into teenage years. Some days she's moody...
Everyone parents their children differently, whether it is from their own upbringing or from learning what didn't work and improving from there. It's what makes everyone unique and their own person. There is no book that says 'This is...
If you are a mom to a teen or tween girl, I am sure you have engaged in a clothing debate with your kid. Or you have scoured the internet for hours looking for cute, quality and age appropriate...
ETA author's note :: I acknowledge that being able to CHOOSE a Catholic school is a privilege and an expensive one. This post is merely addressing my own feelings about the Archdiocese process specifically. Unpacking educational inequity in New...
The other day, my sons had to pick which classes to take next year, which will be their junior year of high school. (How they let itty bitty babies into high school, I’ll never know.) Their peers have begun...
How My Daughter Earned a Spot On The Cubettes Dance Team at Mount Carmel
As any New Orleans mom knows, helping your middle schooler choose a high school can be very stressful and overwhelming. In our case, choosing a high...