FOURTEEN
May 6th, 2021 | by Leslie Lindsay
For our youngest daughter’s fourteenth birthday, my husband and I gave her a hard-cover Mediterranean-blue Samsonite with wheels. Also, a
Browsing the "teenagers" Tag
Disconnect: Trying to Keep My Teenagers Smartphone-Free
March 12th, 2020 | by Judy Sobeloff
For the last several years my husband, Dave*, and I have had furtive, tryst-like conversations on the topic of smartphones,
The Final Trimester
June 28th, 2019 | by Jennie Meyer
By Jennie Meyer out of seventy-six or so, if you consider that the ‘fourth trimester’ suggests they are really quarters,
Teens, Sex, Abortion, and the Law: An Interview with CHOICE/LESS Host Jenn Stanley
October 8th, 2018 | by Jen Bryant
“If parents can’t even talk to their kids about sex because it’s just too taboo, how can the government require
This Is Where You Need It: What We Wish for Sisters
October 3rd, 2018 | by Emily James
They snuggle into the couch corner, burritoed in a blanket, the big girl’s arm hooked around her baby sister’s shoulder,
Loose Lips: On Telling
November 21st, 2017 | by Rebecca Fish Ewan
What precisely is the statute of limitations on childhood sexual assault? “It was forty years ago.” No, for me it
Paper Hearts: On the Joys of Journaling
October 13th, 2017 | by Leesa Cross-Smith
This summer, I implemented mandatory quiet journaling time for my kids. Before our children were in school and even still
THE STORY LINE
June 15th, 2017 | by Alina Stefanescu
Your mother is not like other mothers. She rarely picks you up from school—which is fine. When given a long
PIE FIGHT: Comics by Glynnis Fawkes
July 8th, 2015 | by Glynnis Fawkes
Glynnis Fawkes draws comics about her family, who are truly lovely human beings, she assures you. P.S. now Helen loves the piano