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How Can I Keep My Teen Busy This Summer While Social Distancing? Summer of 2020
by Samurai Mom How to Keep Your Teenager Busy During Social Distancing: 52 Experiences for Summer 2020 In a world gone sideways, many activities that our teens would normally be doing...
Update 7/10: The beginning of the school year is still a big unknown for many states. We'll all return to in-person school eventually. For some kids, the adjustment back to school may be a...
4 Parenting Mistakes I Made This Year with Our Teens (And 5 Things I’m Doing Right!)
by Samurai Mom In writing for Parent Samurai, I’ve become a bit of a parenting advice hound. I sift through publications, government websites like the CDC, articles by pediatricians,...
Experience Gifts for Teens (100+ Ideas Based on Personality Types)
By Samurai Mom Update 5/1/20: The world looks different and our experiences will be different too. The gift ideas marked with an asterisk and an orange font are those that are likely to be possible...
by Samurai Dad Give a New York Late Show Experience Gift to Your Teen! As kids grow into teens, birthday and holiday gifts get trickier. To make a good choice, we’ve often asked for our...
By Samurai Dad No matter where you happened to spend your last trip, you likely had sightings of other family vacations: groups navigating their way in single file through a city packed with...
