What no one talks about: How wonderful it is to have teenagers

by Judy Zabriskie

Being the proud parent of an 18 year old son, I believe that the press tends to focus always on the negative properties of these most diverse "creatures". My son is not perfect, nor are any of his friends, but they all ha...read more

by Nicole Williams

Is there such a thing as a wonderful teenager? Yes. I have two living in my home. The two of them are so different that at times I feel as if I'm living with "The Odd Couple", but they are both, none the less, amazing youn...read more

by Winn Mete

Taking Care of Minnie There's a time not found on a clock or calendar. It's a moment when maturity and judgment from your adolescent makes a surprisingly unexpected appearance and you know in that moment that your teen...read more

by Tonia Cody

I have three teenage children, and I like them. Ok, now that I have said it, who thinks I'm crazy? Yes, it is hard to live with them sometimes. Yes, I find them difficult to communicate with at times. And yes, I have w...read more

by Auguste

Very few things in life are as intriguing as watching one's child maneuver through the teen years. Girls begin as wide-eyed children with dolls, hair bands, jungle gyms and bubble gum and end as young women, ready to conq...read more

by Julie Sewell-Schmidt

When I dropped my fourteen year old daughter off on her first day of high school last August, any semblance of poise I had when I woke up evaporated when she closed the car door. Certain she'd come home intimidated ...read more

by Cynthia Teskey

Having a wonderful teen is a subject I can get very excited about. My daughter, now 14, went through the pre-teen angst from about 11-12 years old. She knew everything, pushed limits, and was generally tough to talk to. ...read more

by Beth Huckaby

Teenagers today are just the same as they have been over the past thirty years. They listen to loud music, they love to dance, they go to concerts, movies, and date. Life always comes full circle. The main difference to...read more

by Sharon MacGregor

It is during their teen years that a parent can really step back and start to see the fruits of their labor. No, not just that labor, the hard work and time that you have put into your child for the past 13+/- years is be...read more

by Amy Hill

We are always writing about the horrible things that our teens do in this day and age, but that will not happen in this article. I have two wonderful teenage girls. The oldest is seventeen, the youngest is thirteen. T...read more

by Tammy Mcdonald

I am just another Mom of teenagers, who is jumping on the band wagon with writer #1 Amy. I was glad to see an article with a different spin. As adults we are quick to talk about what the teens are doing in a negative sense...read more