Tweens & Teens

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Big Feelings
By Julie Sprankles

What Is "Nostalgia Grief"? Why Watching Your Kid Grow Up Can Feel Like Mourning

You haven’t hit the empty nest years yet, but you’ve got an ache in your chest like something has ended. Experts unpack this (spoiler: totally normal) feeling.

crunchlabs come to life

Yes, Parents: Mark Rober Really Is The Nicest Guy On YouTube

You can rest easy, Mom and Dad!

Smiling woman sits on a light gray sofa tickling a laughing toddler lying beside her, a blue tablet ...
We've Gotta Unlearn A Few Things

What Parents Get Wrong About Teaching Kids About Consent

We were taught growing up that “manners” mattered more than our comfort. We can do better by our kids.

Editors' Picks

18 Back-To-School Buys Tweens & Teens Will Actually Use

RIP to the character backpack years; back-to-school shopping for big kids is a whole different sport.

Ask A MWLTF

Have We Forgotten How To Be A Couple?!

Having teens in the house is a great contraceptive.

fool me once

My Kid Is Starting Middle School & I Have Feelings

Maybe we’re not meant to get over the horrors of middle school?!

Big Feelings
By Julie Sprankles

What Is "Nostalgia Grief"? Why Watching Your Kid Grow Up Can Feel Like Mourning

You haven’t hit the empty nest years yet, but you’ve got an ache in your chest like something has ended. Experts unpack this (spoiler: totally normal) feeling.

crunchlabs come to life
By Katie Garrity

Yes, Parents: Mark Rober Really Is The Nicest Guy On YouTube

You can rest easy, Mom and Dad!

We've Gotta Unlearn A Few Things
By Jill Layton

What Parents Get Wrong About Teaching Kids About Consent

We were taught growing up that “manners” mattered more than our comfort. We can do better by our kids.

Editors' Picks
By Julie Sprankles

18 Back-To-School Buys Tweens & Teens Will Actually Use

RIP to the character backpack years; back-to-school shopping for big kids is a whole different sport.

Ask A MWLTF
By Penelope

Have We Forgotten How To Be A Couple?!

Having teens in the house is a great contraceptive.

fool me once
By Catherine Nettleton

My Kid Is Starting Middle School & I Have Feelings

Maybe we’re not meant to get over the horrors of middle school?!

Welcome to the Confessional
By Julie Sprankles

The Real Reason Teens Tell You Everything In The Car

You can’t get a word out of them at home, but they unload in the passenger seat. Here’s why.

The Long Goodbye
By Julie Sprankles

What Happens To Your Brain When Your Child Stops Needing You

Spoiler: It doesn't get the memo right away.

in the feels
By Holly Garcia

Oh Crap, I Only Have 4 Summers Left With My Kids

There’s still plenty of time; it just might look different.

Digital Detox Time?
By Katie McPherson

What Are ‘iPad Kids’ Turning Into As Teens? Psychologists Answer

Boredom is more important than we could’ve known.