In this issue:

• ​50+ Ideas for a Senior Year Bucket List​
• From the experts: Fostering Resilience and Grit: How to Stop Rescuing Your Kids​
• Advice from a fellow parent: ​No One Talks About How Incredibly Lonely It Is Raising Our Teenagers​​
• PTT game recommendation: Bucket Ball​

Hi Reader,

I'm just back from vacation and have that crazy heart full but exhausted hangover feeling you get after traveling, but for the parents who are struggling right now--have hope. If you put in the work now, your teens will come back to you and you'll have plenty of beautiful moments to come.

And if you're not there yet, I had to share this game the five teens (and adults) played together at the beach this year. We've used it at grad parties, block parties, and tail gates, but we were obsessed with it this week and couldn't play enough. In fact, everyone at the beach was asking us what it was and where we got it! You can check out Bucket Ball here, and even our non-sportsy teens loved it!

Thanks for being a part of our community. We appreciate you more than you know!

Whitney

P.S. We had a HUGE response to last week's email on a post I wrote so I'm sharing it again here: What I Wish My Mom Taught Me About Sex When I Was a Teen. People also were purchasing our recommended book that I thought was great to have handy: Sex Education for Teenagers: Answers to questions you don't want to ask your parents​

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Why and How to Do a Senior Year Bucket List With Your Teen Read article

How to Stop Rescuing Your Kids Read article

Parenting Teens Is More Lonely Than I Thought It Would Be Read article

Bucket Ball: The Most Fun and Annoying Game You'll Play I know it doesn't sound like much, but this game is so much fun to play with your teen. You'll laugh, someone may cry, and you may even get wet, but you'll definitely have fun! ​ Find it here

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Super important reminder. It can be tough not to get in a rut, but your words are the ones they'll believe about themselves. Choose wisely.

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