Stepping into the teenage years with our children can feel a bit like entering a brand new co-op year with a room full of kids all developing at their own speeds, personalities stretching, opinions forming, and new skills awkwardly emerging. If you are picturing quiet, focused conversations, you might be surprised! More often, parenting our…
As parents, navigating the teenage years can often feel like traversing uncharted territory. The shift in priorities, responsibilities, and cognitive development can present unique challenges, especially when it comes to building executive functioning and organizational skills as a teenager. I talked with my teen daughter, Annabelle, to understand her perspective on executive functioning, organization, and…
As I’m sitting down to write this, my 15-year-old is apple picking with three friends while my 12-year-old and 8-year-old are at a fall festival with their hockey teams. They are all having fabulous fall weekends. But, this week we’ve also seen dozens if not hundreds of pictures of their peers in homecoming dresses and…