High School (9th-12th)

College and Young Adult | Featured | High School (9th-12th) | School Life

My High Schooler Didn’t Get Into Their Dream School

“But no senior ever comes to school on early acceptance day.” I was a new high school teacher at the time, and I remember feeling dumbfounded by this kid’s revelation—that virtually every senior stayed home as they waited for our state college’s… Read More

Featured | High School (9th-12th) | Mental Health | Middle School (6th-8th)

I’m Worried My Child Is Self-Harming

Plenty of things keep parents up at night. I can only think of a few that elicit more confusion to a parent and render them helpless than when they discover that their child is self-harming. Self-harm is confusing to many. Simply defined,… Read More

Current Events | Elementary (K-5th) | Featured | High School (9th-12th) | Middle School (6th-8th) | Technology

Five Boundaries to Put in Place for Your Kids’ New Technology

On Christmas Day, kids across the world rushed to their living room to find a nondescript, squarish box with their name on it waiting under the tree. The device they’ve been waiting, begging even, for. (Cue angelic, four-part harmony fit for the… Read More

Family Life | Featured | High School (9th-12th) | Middle School (6th-8th)

Three Things You Need to Know About Your Teen and Dating

We’ve all heard someone joke (or not joke), “My kid isn’t dating ’til they’re 30!” I’ve always wanted to respond with, “LOL, good luck with that!” I’m not about to set my four-year-old up on a date with Zach from preschool, but… Read More

Character and Values | Family Life | High School (9th-12th) | Middle School (6th-8th)

3 Ways to Raise Resilient Kids

A few months ago, I settled in to watch the Netflix drama series “Anne with an E,” based on the 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables. It was a nostalgic moment, bringing me back to a (much) earlier version of the same… Read More

Birth - 5 years | Create A Rhythm | Elementary (K-5th) | Family Life | Featured | High School (9th-12th) | Middle School (6th-8th)

Cues for Every Family Rhythm

Every family has a rhythm.  For some families, morning is crazy. It just is. You have some people who are ready for the day, and others you have to drag into it.  Dinner may happen all together, or you may have one… Read More

Featured | High School (9th-12th) | Imagine The End

8 Dos and Don’ts for Interacting with High Schoolers on Social Media

Social media is the place where all the world’s a stage and you—a grown adult—find yourself playing understudy to the next generation. Hey, we get it. As soon as you get a grasp on Facebook or Instagram they announce another big change.… Read More

Elementary (K-5th) | Featured | High School (9th-12th) | Middle School (6th-8th)

5 Questions to Ask Your Kids Today

Let’s walk through a scene we parents know all too well.  Your son walks in from school, backpack abandoned by the front door, past your wide-open arms, and into his room where, depending on age, he may:  Play on the floor with… Read More

Featured | High School (9th-12th) | Middle School (6th-8th)

3 Things You Need to Know About Your Teen and Dating

We’ve all heard someone joke (or not joke), “My kid isn’t dating ’til they’re 30!” I’ve always wanted to respond with, “LOL, good luck with that!” I’m not about to set my four-year-old up on a date with Zach from preschool, but… Read More