If you are a parent with teenagers, one of the first things you need is a translator.

Parenting teenagers requires you to read between the lines of what your kids tell you to find out what is really going on.

By definition, a parent is embarrassing to a teenager...

As the mother of two teen daughters, there are daily parenting challenges that can't be found in parenting books. The "third circle of hell," also known as parenting teenagers, can be rough.

Some of my best friends have already lived through this parenting stage and survived it with their...

If you haven't experienced the third circle of hell in parenting, a.k.a parenting a teenager, you might want to skip this blog post.

Raising teenagers is the 'Twilight Zone' stage of child rearing. As a parent of a teen, you will be...

Divorce is like a death with one huge exception: Your spouse, though dead to you is still living and interacting with all the people you love.

The idea of a "friendly divorce" that began in the 70's created a false perception in our society...

The Expeditionary Learning philosophy is the best thing you've never heard of but it could save our educational system. The "EL" approach succeeds in urban, rural or suburban schools and at every grade level.

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To the parents of Itawamba, MS high school who were involved in the "fake prom" hoax, I just want to say that I hope you rot in hell.

The energy and time that went into the planning and execution of creating a...

Invictus is an amazing, true story that you need to see with your children.

Invictus chronicles how South African President Nelson Mandela and rugby star Francois Pienaar joined forces to unite the country by winning the 1995 World Cup. Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon each received an Oscar nod for...

Kayne West trashes Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at theVMAs, then goes home and apologizes on his blog! Joe Wilson's "You Lie" outburst at the President Obama was the shout heard round the world.

Manners. Do either of these mean know what it means to have manners? Before you tell...

I am tired of Jon and Kate Gosselin.

The Gosselins need to grow up, put on their game face and quit acting like teenagers. Seriously. I'm sure it's stressful raising eight children. Having the media track your every move would be tough. I agree...

The Twitter race between Ashton Kutcher and CNN, and the overnight sensation of Susan Boyle are great examples of the power of social media and the power of the people.

Applications like Twitter, Facebook and websites like Huffington Post allow for large numbers of individuals to unite---giving back...

Maddie Spohr passed away this week. She was 17-months old. Maddie was a premature baby with giant blue eyes and a crush on Matt Lauer. Maddie's tragic death has inspired a wave of good will from the Internet community to help the...

I'm not a reality TV star, but I'm a mom. I spit in a cup so that I could help other mothers and help my family.

The more we know about our family history, the more we know about ourselves. I spat and became a founding member of the...