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OXY Clinical and Your Teen
My kids race to open the packages that arrive each week. My teen will examine the label to see where the review product originated from before asking to open the package. My other two aren’t as discerning. Our sample of OXY Clinical arrived when the teen was doing the daily chore of “go get the... »
Capturing the Essence of Your Tween and Teen
From my tween/teen years in England, I have only one school photo. Do you know what age I was when the photo in question was taken? I was 13. Of all the years to pick for a school portrait, 13 is a tough one. I wore no makeup. I wore a school uniform. I wore... »
Reading Tips for Summer Reading
Although I seem to spend more time reading a screen than I do a book, reading for me is a given. How would I function if I could not read? In our family, reading happens everywhere…except the bathroom. I am not a book-in-the-bathroom person. Ewww. We have bookcases in every room except the bathroom. It’s summer... »
Alcohol Abuse in Teens
It chills me to the very core to think about what goes on in high school. Several months ago, I received an e-mail about a drug sweep at a local high school. The e-mail from the school administration was chilling to me…K9 dogs had found drugs, cigarettes; and when the lockers were opened knives were... »
Googly Bands Are in the House and a Twitter Party!
Spring is a time when kids go wild. Some children have a hard time sitting still in circle time at school. Homework is the last thing on many children’s list of things to do. Summer seems like it is around the corner, and yet June seems soooo far away. Our house had Spring Fever badly... »
Oyster Locals: Spy Museum Teen Style
New from my Oyster Locals Blog… Following your teen around the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. — About six years ago, my teen was all about spies. She lived and breathed spies. She was a spy for Halloween. Her favorite movies: Spy Kids 2 with a chaser of Spy Kids 3-D.... »
Facebook: The Teen Meeting Place
Teen drama will never change. Kids who were best friends in September tire of each other by March. In April everything is hunky dory again only to falter once the school year ends. And then there is the summer. Teen drama is what it is but the ways that fights and... »
What Are Your Family Guidelines? Your Code of Ethics?
Here’s our list…sure to be added to as the kids grow older. Phones, laptops, e-mail, and Facebook accounts will be checked as needed. The kids know that we need to have their passwords. My girls are 14 and 11. Both have had phones since 11/12. We have many conversations about phones, texting, sexting,... »
Meeting People Who Care About #OnlineSafety
This blogging gig is amazing. From the new friends to the review products to the relationships made with brands — everything is good. My fave part above everything else is attending events for causes near and dear to me. I have blogged extensively about my passion for keeping kids safe online. When I first went online... »
Height Matters
Don’t let anyone tell you that height doesn’t matter. I’m 5′3″. Height matters. I have spent my life hitching up my pants. Wearing capris in the winter months as I don’t sew. Looking at the hems on pants and thinking “I should sew these pants” and then drifting off to the 1 million things that... »
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