Many of us dismiss our teenagers having friends, but what if there’s more to it. Friendships are extremely important, at all ages. The next time your teen says they need to spend time with their “bros” or their “gals,” let them and then you do the same!

There are many times when discrimination is evidence, but what about when it is directly attributed to your age? This happens way too often to the younger generation and many times, it may happen to the older generation as our technology continues to evolve. Maybe we all need to be a little kinder when it comes to our discriminatory tinted glasses.

With New Year’s right around the corner, many of us may be thinking of what to change about ourselves, but why wait? We don’t need a holiday to broadcast changes in our lives or to pursue something different, you just need to do it NOW.

Posting on social media can be tough, especially when others don’t like your content, so what do you do? If you have a teen like I do, you listen to her and learn from the best. Read this week’s blog and see what I advice I learned.

Balancing life is tough no matter the age, so what can we learn from our teens? What are they learning from us as parents about work-life balance? You might be surprised at how much your children are learning as they watch you navigate life. Read this week’s blog to learn from my examples.

Leadership does not come naturally. My daughter is learning this, but what can we do as parents to help our children learn to become effective leaders? Learn what through my daughter’s experiences this senior year in this week’s blog and remember to keep an open mind. These are just my opinions.

Dreams are fragile and not everyone has them or takes care of them, but they are incredibly important and necessary. We as parents have a vital role with the safekeeping of these valuable commodities that we sometimes forget.

This week’s blog is about others who attack your light. Many do it out of their own insecurities and we make excuses for them. It’s time to stop! No one deserves that type of treatment because they are successful or in this example because they are nice.

I had a moment of clarity at a recent concert with my daughter. No matter your age, we all struggle with the person we are, but we don’t have to. Let me tell you about my experience where I learned it’s okay to be me.

Did you venture out for the Fourth of July? If so, how did you treat the people who waited on you? Did you notice others who were less than polite and perhaps a bit impatient and dare I say, rude? Why is this? Read more to find out how we tend to treat our younger generation as they work hard to serve others.

What happens when women are around other women? Judgment mostly. But what if women could actually feel good in their own skin and support each other instead? I was privy to an event that did just that and I captured memories at a wedding that brought me to tears. It’s been an emotional couple of weeks.

What happens when it’s time for your teen to start thinking about their future, and I mean, REALLY thinking about their future as is moving out and going to college? A lot apparently, and I wasn’t quite ready for it.

Is it easier being a girl? Most would say no, but what if it all boiled down to three basic needs being met and then it is the best gender to be. Read on to see what words of advice I learned from my newly minted 17-year-old daughter.