Here are the latest must-watch, must-read, must-experience, and yes, must-buy, from the weekly Recommendation Sunday thread Grown and Flown Parents Facebook Group. Note: We make small amounts of compensation from purchases made through some of these links. October 13 Music: Go to a Billy Joel concert or listen him on his channel on Sirius XM, Ch 30 Songs To Do CPR To created by NY Presbyterian Hospital. All songs are 100 beats per minute (Spotify) Words to live by: Be the ... View the Post
Recommendation Sunday: Top Picks You Don’t Want to Miss
The 7 Ride Share Safety Tips Every Teen Needs to Know
Ride sharing can be an amazing tool for kids and their parents. It is a great way for teens to get from point A to point B when public transportation options are unavailable. For college students, it can remove any temptation to drive after drinking and it can allow them to have a good time with their friends without having to worry about designating a driver. The evening ends, the ride share service is called and everyone gets home safely. And yet we worry: for good reason. We’ve just spent ... View the Post
What Our Teenage Daughters Really Want To Say When We Ask Them How They Are
I ask my daughter how she’s doing every single morning when she wakes up. She always replies with "fine" or "good." I ask her how her day was when I pick her up from school. She gives me the same "fine" or "good" regardless of the kind of day she's had-- there's no way anyone has a good day every day for years in a row, especially during the teen years. I smile and try not to press her for more until she had a chance to wake up or has been home from school for a bit and is able to ... View the Post
To The Woman Who Will Keep My Son’s Heart Someday
I may have met you already, perhaps not. You are the one who will whisk him away, create a life with him, a family a home. You are the one that will find his lost wallet, hear his frustrations at the end of the day and his excitement in the morning. You will be the keeper of his heart and the love that he builds his life around. You are what I want for him ... a partner, a best friend, a love, a co-parent. Since the day I found out my son would come to be I have cringed--both inwardly and ... View the Post
Should Our Teens Be Allowed to Have Open Campus Lunch?
Recently, I was in a fast food restaurant near my son’s high school during the busy lunch hour rush. As I waited to place my order, I realized that the restaurant was crowded with high school students. For a brief moment, I wondered if school had been dismissed early and then I remembered: our high school gives eligible Juniors and Seniors off campus lunch privileges. Students, through maintaining their GPAs, attendance and good standing are allowed to leave campus for one block during the ... View the Post
Yes, I Am An Overprotective Mom And I Always Will Be
My daughter changed the password on her phone, again, which left me with no choice but to take it from her until she could let me in on the new code. My son tries to sneak his laptop in his room all the damn time. I poke around in their social media and have to make contact with a parent before I allow them to go over to a friend's house. This drives my kids crazy. At 13 and 15 it is very clear they think they are invincible, I know nothing, and they think my diligence about checking up on ... View the Post