Surviving When Puberty Is Just Around the Corner
It usually hits you at the most random moment—maybe while you're folding a mountain of laundry or watching them run across a soccer field—that puberty just around the corner isn't just a vague concept anymore; it's actually happening. One day you're dealing with scraped knees and lost Lego bricks, and the next, you're noticing a certain "funk" in the air that definitely wasn't there yesterday. It's a weird, bittersweet transition that catches most parents off guard, even if we've been bracing for it since they were in diapers. ...