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Parenting
fromBusiness Insider
2 months agoI was more of a free-range parent when my kids were little. Now that one is old enough to drive, I track him.
Parents increasingly use location-tracking apps like Life360 as a standard parenting tool when teenagers gain driving independence, providing reassurance about their safety and whereabouts.
fromBusiness Insider
7 months agoParents often say the teenage years are the hardest. But my kids are in high school, and I love this phase.
Ever since my oldest kid was born, I've been warned about the teenage years. When I talked to people about my kids, some of them seemed to relish warning me about the upcoming teen years. If one of the kids got a little sassy, people would remark, 'Just wait 'til they're teenagers!' I'd get the same response if a kid were throwing a tantrum or doing pretty much anything negative.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
8 months agoHire a Teenager While They Still Know Everything
I have always thought the phrase "Hire a teenager while they still know everything" was a very clever sentence. It works on the premise that teens think they always know best and, therefore, think they "know everything." It may be funny, yet it belies a real truth, which is that teens often act as if they know more than they do. Think about the last time you tried to instruct an adolescent about something.
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