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@garberse Basically it means that teenagers start to act in a way that makes it easier on us parents when they “leave the nest”. They don’t do it on purpose. They probably don’t even know they’re doing it. https://grownandflown.com/soiling-the-nest-teens-being-bad/ If they do decide to...

@garberse 18 is a tough age. They are at an age where they are ready to separate from parents in some ways and not in other ways. There’s a name for the difficult behaviour- soiling the best. I admit, I am glad my daughter moved away to university at that age. My daughter’s boyfriend, now 23...

@goodlistener I stopped checking my kids grades when they started high school. I figured if they were going to fail it might as well be before it impacted university applications. Both kids learned to look after themselves and have been successful in challenging university programs. About the...