Hey guys! So, we've had a lot of fun talking about teen and pre-teen boys, and today is the final post in the series! {Catch up on all of the posts here: INTRO, Preparing for Puberty, Kids and Porn, What to Expect When Puberty Hits, Teens and Dating, Teens and Peers.}I want to thank my boys for being such great sports about this, and Dave for being the true voice of reason in this family. (So much of what you read from me could really be tracked by to the wise counsel of my
Parenting and Family
What My Boys Have Been Reading…
We all know that reading is super important for kids, but it isn't always easy to get our kids to read, right? We are competing with so many demands on our kids' time, and we are especially competing with all of the digital things (yes, books can be digital too, but most often that isn't what we're competing with.)When we first started homeschooling, I used Sonlight Curriculum, which (at least in the early years), is pretty much ALL reading aloud. I love that in theory, but somewhere
Teens and Peers: What They Need Most, and How You Can Help
Welcome to Part FIVE of my all things teen boy series. If you need to catch up, find the lineup here: INTRO, Preparing for Puberty, Kids and Porn, What to Expect in Puberty, Teens and Dating.Whew! We've covered a lot, haven't we?Today I will talk about teenagers and their peer relationships. I know this is a big topic, and one blog post is not enough to cover it all, but we'll at least scratch the surface, ok?!*Side note: Feel free to substitute "daughter" for "son" throughout
Teenage Boys and Dating
Welcome to part Four in my All things teen/pre-teen boy series.I hope you have enjoyed the series so far. If you've missed any, catch the introduction, and first three posts here: Intro, Preparing for Puberty, Kids and Porn, and What to Expect When Your Son Starts Puberty.But here's a little secret: I like those first three topics because they are pretty straight forward. Puberty, for the most part, is predictable and pretty easy to talk about. Sure, I shared some
Kids and Porn: A Guest Post, a Great Resource, and a Wake-Up Call.
This is part Two in my series. Start with the Intro: Six Week Series on Parenting Teen and Pre-Teen Boys Then Part one: What you Should do Before Your son Starts PubertyWarning: I am really passionate about today's topic. I'm passionate because my boys are absolutely in the target market for the porn industry. You are likely to hear more about this from me in days to come. The more I learn about the subject of pornography, and especially internet pornography, the more I feel
What You Should Do Before Your Son Starts Puberty
Welcome to Part One in my series on Parenting Teen (and Pre-Teen) Boys! Since I announced this series last week I have received so many great questions and requests for topics to cover. I'm wondering if my six-week series might turn into sixteen weeks!^^Photo from a few years ago, when all of my boys were pre-teen...I should also mention that each post in this series could probably be an entire series on its own. I have so much to say (and passion, in case you don't notice,)
Introducing: A Six Week Series on Parenting Teen (and Pre-Teen) Boys
It's been just over a year since I wrote the post, What A Teenage Boy Needs Most from His Mom. That was my first ever viral post, and it wreaked all kinds of internet havoc, even crashing my site as one and a half million people visited over a two-week period. (I wasn't complaining.) Over the last year, it has continued to be shared all over the world, and I'd guess that many of you reading this might have first found me through that post. (hi! So glad you're here!)I opened that Teenage
A Typical Day in our Homeschool Life
A look at our typical homeschool days. :)I don't even know how to start this post. The first words I typed were "Oh dread." (I don't even say "Oh dread," but somehow I typed it.) Then I tried "It's complicated." and "There's a reason I haven't written this post before."But the people have spoken. And over the last year (or four) I have had a lot of requests for a post on "a typical day" in our life as a home school family. The only problem is...We don't have one. (I mean, a