Activities
Virtual Escape Room: The Escape Game Remote Adventures “The Heist”
I have been wanting to try an “escape room” for forever! So, when The Escape Game San Francisco contacted me about trying out one of their games, I could barely…
Teens
Entertainment
Project Mc2 Now Complete on Netflix & Perfect for Tweens and Teens
As my daughter gets older, we find it harder and harder to find age-appropriate shows for her. Most “teen” titles deal with heavy angst, issues surrounding drug and alcohol use,…
Kids & Teens
Gift Ideas for Teens: Cat Ear Headphones From Brookstone
Entry into high school has been rough. Since September, my daughter has had so much schoolwork that she spends several hours during the day, every day, stuck behind the computer.…
Automotive
The Fear of Soon Having a Teen Driver on My Hands
Oh, why can’t I make time stop? How is it possible that my little girl is almost old enough to apply for her driver’s permit and that next January she…
Kids & Teens
4 Parent-Approved Apps to Communicate with Your Teen
It’s tough to talk with teenagers. The recurring answers of “huh,” “nothing,” and “I don’t know” when you ask them how their day was gets old really fast. However, we…
Kids & Teens
Parenting Tips for Raising Teenagers: Importance of Bonding
I always assumed that, as my daughter got older, she would want to spend more time with her friends and by herself and less time with her parents. That’s what…
Automotive
Experiencing Ford Driving Skills For Life for Teen Drivers
Ford Driving Skills For Life is a program aimed at teens with wheel time under their belts. Participating teen drivers learn about skid control, evasive lane changing, and much more. The program…
Automotive
BRAKES Pro-Active Driving School Program For Teens
Last month I attended an AMAZING event! All you parents of teen drivers will want to hear about this so read on! BRAKES had its first event in the San Francisco…
Technology
AT&T GoPhone Prepaid Plans & Phones (Great for Teens) + Samsung Galaxy Express Review
It’s been several years since my daughter has had her own cell phone. That’s also “x” number of years that we’ve been paying that much extra on our already outrageous…
Kids & Teens
Homeschooling Woes & Mischievous Teen Doodle #Humor
My daughter hates writing. Every time it comes to the composition portion of her languages arts, our homeschooling session are anything but fun. She loves making up stories and being creative…
Kids & Teens
Parenting Teenagers: Crossing the Line Into Teen Years & The Decline of My Sanity #Teens
The teen years are crazy! My daughter only turned thirteen in January but it already seems like an eternity. Parenting teenagers is no joke! Adolescence / puberty is a difficult…
Kids & Teens
Don’t Fret the Sweat
What’s that smell? You nervously, but inconspicuously, smell yourself. That’s not it. So you try to follow the odor around where you are and where does it lead you? To your child!…