teen
A teenager in Nigeria just won an international award for using recycled materials to transform a trash-dumping ground into a park with a playground, and she’s not stopping there.On Wednesday, 17-year-old Amara Nwuneli was awarded $12,500 in the 2025 Earth Prize competition, which casts a worldwide net for teenagers working…
In the throes of a soul-crushing Midwest winter, my 13-year-old daughter approached me with a look of steely resolve. “Mom, there’s this new show we should watch,” she said.”What kind of show?” I asked. I was only half-listening, focused on the endless to-do list in my brain.I felt skeptical as…
My eldest is 14 and a half, and it’s not unusual for me to be ignored, insulted, or shouted at.I try not to take it personally, but I still need my teen to know I’m there for her.Recently, we’ve discovered we enjoy working out together.As a mother of four girls,…
Parenting my teen wasn’t hard until I realized I wasn’t ready to let her go.I got weirdly clingy and was afraid I’d push her away.Refocusing on myself helped me look forward to the future and a new version of our relationship.When my daughter was an adorably cheeky toddler, it seemed…
