Dec 19, 2018

Biggest Takeaways

It can be hard to go beyond gift cards and cold hard cash and find more meaningful gifts for teens. If you're like me, you want to get your teen what they want - but you also want them to know that you get them. 

If your teen loves books and reading, this list is perfect for you! I would know - it's...

Dec 10, 2018

Biggest Takeaways

Dumplin’, by Julie Murphy, is laugh-out-loud-funny and tears-slipping-down-your-face-unexpectedly-sad. The story of how Willowdean “Dumplin’” Dickerson enters the famous Clover City beauty pageant, along with 3 other unlikely candidates is poignant, thought-provoking, and stand-up-and-cheer...

Nov 30, 2018

• There’s no prescribed timeframe for how teens move from being a kid into being an adult. There are a couple of tasks they need to do to become a whole individual person who chooses how they’re going to live their lives. And the process is messy.
• An example of a developmentally appropriate tasks teens need to go...

Nov 10, 2018

Biggest Takeaways:

• Many times, our teen’s behavior does not have the intentionality we give it.
• Seeing our teen’s behavior as developmentally appropriate can help us reframe it and respond, rather than react, to it.
• Defining a behavior as developmentally appropriate doesn’t excuse inappropriate or unhealthy...

Nov 2, 2018

Biggest Takeaways

• The Hate You Give is a powerful story about a young black girl who witnesses the murder of her childhood friend at the hands of a police officer.
• The book is always, always better than the movie – but The Hate You Give comes pretty close.
• The issues that THUG touches on are ones that many people are...