Lessons from a Teenager

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As Working Mother’s Executive Editor, Barbara Turvett is integrally involved in the magazine’s and website's editorial viewpoint and planning. She oversees and edits women’s, family and work life content, top edits all content for every issue and edits original online content. Barbara has specialized in parenting, women’s, health and education topics throughout her career. She has written and edited for many national publications and websites, including Parenting, Parents, Family Circle, Weight Watchers, Child, McCall’s, Sesame Street Parents, Healthy Kids, Men’s Fitness and American Baby magazines. Barbara has edited two award-winning early childhood education books, and she has written a health book and edited several cookbooks for Weight Watchers Publishing Group. She represents Working Mother as a spokesperson in broadcast and print media and as a speaker at conferences and events. Always striving for her own work life balance, Barbara enjoys life in New York City with her husband, teenage daughter and pet cockatiel.

Lessons from a Teenager

Posted on January 08, 2011

I have a teenage daughter--we all know what that means. But seriously, she is overall a great kid: She works hard at her schoolwork, practices violin even when she doesn't want to, helps (some) around the house and doesn't abuse social networking sites. She even listens to me and takes my advice--sometimes. What's truly cool is that she, totally on her own, has started and regularly posts to two blogs on fashion (her passion) and pop culture (you can read them at lafillenyc.blogspot.com and pearlsandpoison.buzznet.com/user). Her creative and fertile brain comes up with ideas for these blogs almost daily. Hey, I'm impressed. But what I'm trying to get at is that recently she gave me some very good fashion advice, which I actually took. I've always bought not-too-terribly-pricy jeans that usually don't fit quite right. One day when my daughter and I were out shopping, she advised me to try on some better jeans, even though I'm usually against their price tags. She said that this was one clothing item it might be good to invest a little more in. Guess what? I found a brand/style that fits me perfectly and looks really good and makes me feel sleek. Yes, I popped for the bigger price and, as they say, I'm worth it. Thanks to my daughter. I may have to take her advice more often.

What have you all learned from your kids lately?

(The image here is the header to one of her blogs.)