Write Your Teen a Letter

If a picture is worth 1000 words, then a letter from your parents welcoming you into adolescence is easily worth ten times that value. Don’t worry if your child is already in the middle of their teen years; you’re never too late to tell your kid in no uncertain terms how much they mean to you. Let them know that you’re confident in their ability to navigate these years and that you will always have their back. That letter can become a physical object they tuck into their back pocket whenever they’re setting out on a new adventure.

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About Melissa Ford

Melissa Ford is the senior strategist at Women Online. As a writer, she covers a diverse range of topics including education, health, technology, and parenting. She is also the mother of amazing twin teens.

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