Teen competency is important for growing into an adult. Here are skillsets to help foster competency. Which of these 6 skill sets did you struggle most with as a teenager? Has it carried on into your adulthood? I love this list I found a parentandteen.com, and I’m excited that all of them are covered in my new set of “CONSIDER… Read More
Encouraging Teens to Volunteer
Have your teenagers expressed a desire for volunteering regularly somewhere? Or have you nudged them in that direction? 📚 STORYTIME: I remember when my oldest was a freshman in high school and hearing about a club he could join and that if he earned 80 volunteer hours over the course of 4 years of high school he would get a… Read More
Apple Tasting Party
This apple tasting party will be a hit with your family or the local teens as they predict their favorite kind of apple and put it to the test. Perfect fall kick-off before all the pumpkin festivities! About 5 years ago our family had an apple tasting party. I gathered 10+ types of apples and we sampled each one to… Read More
Brain Dump Edition 1
I used to write a lot more. I love to write, I love to talk about REAL things, I love to chat about the random, because I think it’s in the random that we all realize we are so much more similar than we are different. I’ve cultivated my space on Instagram/Facebook as parenting teens, but I don’t always get… Read More
Kristen Duke Chats
Welcome to the Instagram LINKS page! You’ve likely hopped over from my parenting teens community: @KristenDukeChats and this is the place I share links to all the things I talk about there! Teens and Social Media FREE GUIDE CONSIDER THIS: Phone etiquette conversation cards AMAZON store with faves I share on Instagram SIBLING REVELRY: Free workbook to download and discuss… Read More