Your tween, or pre-teen, wants a cell phone. Should you get her one? Ask other moms how they're discussing safe sex. Post your feelings about your son getting his license. Got tips for scouting out colleges?

Our son is 16 years old and is most of the time wonderful! We are so lucky to have him be such a polite, friendly, loveable child! Its been so hard letting him have a litte more freedom since he got his drivers license. I had always taken him to school on the first day and picked him up on the last day. This year was really hard!!! I cried all the way to work!!

That has got to be hard, letting go like that. I stare into my baby son's eyes and worry about how I'll deal with stuff like that in the future. I guess you just do! It sounds like you have a lovely young man on your hands.

My best advice to all who have boys.

Start saving money now, because when they hit puberty, they turn into creatures who have stomachs that never get full.
Educate them early on how to use the microwave.
Buy store brand snacks and cereal. If possible, brainwash them into believing dry cereal is better than cereal with milk. I found out it isn't the cereal that costs a lot, it was the milk to go on it.