I dreaded my teens dating, but it's brought me closer to them. They talk to me about everything — I've even helped draft break-up texts.

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Terri Peters was nervous when her kids started dating, but she says they talk to her about their relationships.

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I was nervous when my teenagers started dating. I learned to set simple expectations and allow room for mistakes.

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Teenage couple smiling and looking out the window while sitting on a bus, one is wearing headphones around his neck and a grey shirt and the other is holding a phone and wearing a denim jacket and white t shirt.
Rebecca Hastings (not pictured) is the mom of three teenagers.

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Parents banned phones. Their teens somehow survived.

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Are teens better off with or without phones?

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Members of Congress are getting pushback on the TikTok ban from their own angry Gen Z kids

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Rep. Hillary Scholten, a Democrat from Michigan, and her son.

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Teens love Starbucks for these 4 reasons

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A guest wears gold large earrings, a gold large chain necklace, a white cropped t-shirt with yellow large fluffy fringes long sleeves, a dark green sleeveless puffer jacket, a high waist felt midi tube skirt, an orange suede and brown leather handbag, outside Louis Vuitton, during Paris Fashion Week January 2022
A Piper Sandler analyst said that Starbucks' brand equity was "relevant social currency."

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