When my kids were younger and we first started traveling together as a family, it was a heavy lift for me as a mom. I had to pack each suitcase individually to avoid arriving with mismatched winter clothes at a beach, no underwear, and an odd assortment of broken toys and open food packages.

In reflecting on my own parenting style (and being a Baylor nurse!), I’ve adopted the following

Each summer for the last decade, I’ve spent extensive time with teens volunteering as a camp nurse. This time is precious to me as I get the luxury of heart-to-heart talks about the issues they are struggling to handle in the realities of 21st-century teen culture.