Raising A Dragon Slayer

Tag: teenager

  • Teenagers, Bullying and Mental Health

    This is a post I had never planned to write; I hadn’t even considered it previously. However, circumstances have prompted me to reconsider, so here we go. Teenage mental health and suicide are two things we don’t really like to talk about. However, we need to have these hard conversations with our kids. Kids need…

  • How To Have A Good Relationship With Your Growing Child

    As the Mama of a teenage boy it’s been a heck of a journey to build a healthy relationship with my kiddo, especially considering the family I grew up with. To say I don’t have a healthy relationship with my family would be a gross understatement. The road to a healthy relationship with our kids…

  • Discipline

    As I sat at the ice rink last night while the dude did a skating clinic, I found myself pondering the concept of discipline. You see, in order to be truly successful, you have to be successful in every aspect of your life- whatever success looks like to you. Success is going to look different…

  • To My Son As You Finish Your First Year Of High School

    No matter how hard I try, I will never be able to teach my child every single thing he will need to know in order to survive everything this life could throw at him. All I can do is try to drop some motherly wisdom on him and hope some of it sticks. My baby…

  • 10 Things To Tell Your Teens When Their Heart Gets Broken

    I’ll never forget the first time my heart was broken. I’m talking about that I just got punched in the gut and I think my heart actually ripped apart feeling. I was a junior in high school. A girl I thought was one of my best friends was driving me home after we left the…

  • Your Kids Do Want To Talk!

    I don’t know about you, but as my child becomes a teenager there is part of me that is reminded of the toddler stage. They have minds of their own, they have strong opinions about everything, they question everything, and sometimes they have a hard time communicating what they want or need. Sometimes it can feel…

  • You are more than what you do

    Parents put so much time and energy into developing their children’s talents. I can’t help but wonder what their lives would be like if we put the same time and effort into developing our children’s hearts. I often find myself telling my son that he is who he is, he is not solely defined by…

  • Friendships Matter

    As our children grow up, their friends will be a huge part of their lives. We may adore some of the friends they choose while not being the biggest fan of others. The best thing we can do for our children is to help them understand how the people they surround themselves with will impact…

  • Helping Your Teen Build Confidence

    Being a teenager is hard. Being a teenager in this digital, overly connected world is even more difficult than being a teenager when I grew up in the 1990s/2000s. As I’ve heard others my age say, at least we got to go through our growing pains without cell phones and social media. Being a teenager…