Megan Sciarrino is a nonprofit communications professional who welcomes the diversion of storytelling and freelance writing. She’s mom to two very different daughters, a teen and a tween, who ...

Was my son's university so focused on finding a prized world-changer they were telling ordinary students average goals ...

So for this mom of teens, school is the best kind of chaos. A place where I know someone will always be needing something.

Let people see you. Feel deeply. Speak your truth with courage, even if your voice shakes. You can’t let the light in without ...

1. For the first couple of months after “drop off” don’t do anything. Don’t make a ton of plans, or big decisions, or commit to anything. The lead-up to helping your youngest move into their new digs ...

Do you ever wonder if you’ve taught your teens enough life skills to go out into the real world and succeed? School fills them with facts and numbers, history, math, writing skills, and the sciences.

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Our sweet spot for word count is between 700 and 900 words, but if you have a powerful piece that is complete at 600 or 1000 words, we care more about the content than count. If you have an awesome ...

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We are a reader-supported site and receive compensation from purchases made through these links. See more about our Privacy and Affiliate policies here. Every teen ...