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Four Ways Parents Can Help Their Teen De-stress Over the College Application Process

May 17, 2018 by Melissa Chapman 22 Comments

Four Ways Parents Can Help Their Teen De-stress Over the College Application Process

Bluestreak Books partnered with me on this post Four Ways Parents Can Help Their Teen De-stress Over the College Application Process   When I look at my 17-year-old daughter, I'm still slightly shocked by the fact that I have a 17-year-old daughter who is now in the process of looking at colleges. This young woman, with so many opinions, feelings, questions, and, yes –the all too frequent eye … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Parenting Tips Tagged With: raising teens

Mom’s Guilt Trip: Why it’s Okay for your Teen to Work this Summer

April 9, 2018 by Melissa Chapman 8 Comments

Mom's Guilt Trip: Why it's Okay for your Teen to Work this Summer

I've mentioned this once or twice before- I have a lot of guilt- like if you had to quantify it I'd say it could easily be stored in five large suitcases. So of course my Mom's Guilt Trip: Why it's Okay for your Teen to Work this Summer is weighing heavily on me. See I essentially carry these suitcases around with me everywhere I go. And yes they are heavy and they are constantly with me in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Motherhood Musings Tagged With: raising teens, why teens should get a summer job

On Being Okay With Putting my Super Mom Cape Away

October 23, 2017 by Melissa Chapman 27 Comments

I wish I had all the answers. In fact I was sure at 44 years old that I'd have answers to just about any question or be prepared to tackle any situation my kids came up against. And when they were toddlers and pre-schoolers and even early on in grammar school that is what i did. I was that mom I thought they needed- I could anticipate and swoop in to catch them before their proverbial fall. If … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Motherhood Musings, Parenting Tips Tagged With: growing pains, Melissa Chapman, Motherhood Musings, parenting tips, raising teens, the Staten Island Family

Things Your Teen Will Say That Will Make You Cringe (and Maybe Cry Just a lil Bit)

April 6, 2016 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

It's been a rough couple of days. Last Thursday night my 14 year old daughter  texted me that she was inviting "a few of her track friends over to bake some cookies to raise money for her team." Since she has made it clear that I don't do enough entertaining and that our house is filled with stuffed animals and she wants me to completely renovate everything and she will NEVER have a cluttered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Motherhood Musings Tagged With: #streamteam, raising teens, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

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