This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of National Institute on Drug Abuse for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Parenting teens is not for the faint of heart. Between school and personal schedules, the normal ups and downs of teenage emotions, and the ever-present culture of peer pressure, especially when it…
Perhaps The Easiest Way Yet to Talk to Your Teens About Drug Use
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of National Institute on Drug Abuse for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. If you want a fun and effective way to talk about drugs with your teens, then the road has been paved for you. In just 12 clicks, you can have an engaging,…
Tips To Help Your Teen Start the School Year with Confidence
I am a member of the Invisalign Mom Advisory Board and my daughter, Necco, is currently receiving her Invisalign Teen treatment for free. All thoughts are my own. Check the Invisalign Smile Assessment. I can’t believe that a new school year will be starting next month….and more importantly, that my daughter, Necco, will be a…
What Does The Perfect School Look Like? #RethinkHighSchool
This post is sponsored by XQ: The Super School Project. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I’m a mother of five teens and tweens (a college sophomore, a high school junior, a high school freshman, plus 7th and 5th graders), and so it’s no surprise that I think about the education system a…
Teen Girls and Calcium (And Why Calcium Is So Important) #BeActiv
This is a product-provided, sponsored conversation that contains affiliate links. I received Viactiv products for my own personal use. All opinions, text and experiences are my own. As a mother of three teenage daughters, I can attest to the fact that there are about a million and one things to worry about. Am I…
7 Ways to Build a Strong Mother-Daughter Bond With Your Teen #PlaytexSportSquad
I’m sharing how my teenage daughters and I stay active thanks to Playtex® Sport® and a few of the things we do to foster a strong mother-daughter bond as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #PlaytexSportSquad. Sometimes it astounds me that I’m the mother of three teenage daughters. What a responsibility! I remember…
Teen Confidence And The Social Scene
The tween and teen years can be rough….and at the moment I’m the mother of 3 teens, 1 tween, and another turning 10 next week. I should know. And despite what my own kids might believe right now…I was there myself a *few* years ago and can relate to the struggle to be a…