Who would have thought anyone could miss an 8-hour road trip. Well, in 2020, all things (and no things) are possible. My new essay:
When There’s No Holiday Road Trip
Published December 22, 2020 in Your Teen
Category: Your Teen Magazine
2020 Flu Shots: Our Interview with CDC Director Robert Redfield
Yesterday, my youngest and I got our flu shots. It’s our yearly routine to do this at Target, because Target gives each of us a $5 gift certificate, and some free money to spend immediately takes the sting out of a shot for most kids. (My elder two were a little put out that they got theirs at their well checks and missed the annual shot-and-spend tradition).
The good news is that the pharmacist said that far more people are coming in for their flu shots this year. Actually, that’s great news–as you’ll see when you read what Dr. Redfield told me during our recent interview. Even young people need flu shots, as Dr. Redfield too well knows from his family’s own influenza tragedy.
Published in Your Teen magazine, September/October 2020
I Have No Idea What’s Happening: 4 Ways I’m Parenting in Uncertainty
Maybe it should be, but this is not an article about school. I definitely have no idea what to do about that. It’s about parenting when you can’t come up with the kind of knowledge and certainty that is, well, so quintessentially parental. And yet, we parent anyway, don’t we?
I Have No Idea What’s Happening: 4 Ways I’m Parenting in Uncertainty
Published in Your Teen, July 2020
4 Lessons I Hope My Teens Learn from a Coronavirus Quarantine
This is wild. But it’s not all bad.
4 Lessons I Hope My Teens Learn from a Coronavirus Quarantine
Published in Your Teen, March 2020
Your Teen: Life Skills for Teenagers
I’m a huge believer in raising kids to be confident and capable, and that means taking every opportunity to share new skills with them. This one’s a little one – and maybe an old-fashioned one – but I’m not ready to let it go.
Life Skills for Teenagers: How Do I Mail a Letter?
Published in Your Teen, May/June 2019
Your Teen: It’s Time to Talk About the Parenting Crisis Behind the College Fraud Scandal
Under the despicable misdeeds of a few wealthy parents lies a more everyday culture of toxic parenting. My piece for Your Teen:
It’s Time to Talk About the Parenting Crisis Behind the College Fraud Scandal
Published on March 14, 2019
Your Teen: Speak Up, Kid
Part of growing towards independence is finding your voice – here’s how to help kids advocate for themselves.
Helping Our Kids Learn to Speak for Themselves
Published in Your Teen Magazine
Your Teen Magazine: Don’t Expect the Worst from Teens, or You Just Might Get It
You know those stereotypes about how rotten teens are? Skip them. Here’s why:
Don’t Expect the Worst from Teens, or You Just Might Get It
Published in Your Teen Magazine, July-August 2017
I have a new job!
Readers, I’m thrilled to share that I’ve taken on the position of Print Managing Editor of Your Teen Magazine for Parents. I love Your Teen’s smart, helpful, down-to-earth writing for parents of tweens and teens, and it’s an honor to be part of getting that writing to you. (Check it out! http://www.yourteenmag.com)
Now, for your part. Please let me know what you want to read about as a parent of 9-19 year olds – what you worry about, what makes you laugh, what moves your heart, and what you need to know. Email me anytime at sholbrook@yourteenmag.com. I’d love to hear from you.
p.s. It’s important to me that I continue to write in addition to editing. So, I promise I’ll still be writing, and I’ll still be sharing those pieces here. Thanks, as always, for reading!
Your Teen Magazine: Why Teens Should Take Charge at the Doctor’s Appointment
Are we parents hovering too much at the doctor’s office? Research says yes.
Why Teens Should Take Charge at the Doctor’s Appointment
Published in Your Teen Magazine