Growing Up Poems

Growing Up Poems

Poems about Teenagers Coming of Age

Growing up is hard to do. The challenges that a child must deal with throughout the life cycle are overwhelming. Children must deal with physical, emotional and psychological changes as they grow. There is no manual for growing up. In western society there are so many options given to children that they often feel confused and lost. We are not doing our children a favor if we do not provide guidance to them. Parents are there to help children navigate this confusing world. Let us not shirk in our duties.

30 Poems about Children Going Through Adolescence

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  1. 1. My Teenager Daughter

    • By Vinny Vintila
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 10, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    My bond grows stronger each passing year,
    My love will never disappear.
    From the moment you were born,
    My heart is filled with joy, and you I adore.

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  3. 2. The Box

    • By Rick Hunter
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2021 with permission of the Author.

    As I look back to when I was but a boy,
    I'd have to say a cardboard box was my favorite toy.

    There were no action figures in this day,

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  5. 3. You Will Always Be My "Little Girl"

    • By Babs Verrier
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2020 with permission of the Author.

    I don't know what you're going through,
    But I hope you understand,
    I'm just trying to be your mum
    And give you a guiding hand.

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  6. 4. Letter To My Daughter

    When I first held you in my arms,
    You were so perfect and so small.
    You are a full-grown woman now;
    And I am proud, oh how!

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  7. 5. I Remember

    • By Abundance Nwosu
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2019 with permission of the Author.

    I remember-
    of days so long in the past
    when I wished I would grow up so fast.

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    The childhood of a person might be a mixture of both pleasant and unpleasant memories. Mine is dominated by unpleasant memories, but I love to read and listen to the pleasant experiences of...

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  8. 6. Who Are We?

    • By Jodi L. Daly
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2018 with permission of the Author.

    My mother was adopted.
    All the records tightly sealed.
    Now all she has are questions,
    Like wounds that never healed.

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    For some of us, meeting our parents saved our lives. I'm sorry things got hard. It is definitely hard to look at yourself and wonder where your nose, eyes, etc. came from. It's difficult to...

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  9. 7. Golden Days

    • By Olivia
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2016 with permission of the Author.

    Those were the days...

    When I used to get up late,
    Never cared about the day and date.

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  10. 8. A Mother's Question

    • By Christine Werner
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2015 with permission of the Author.

    How do I close the door to this space?
    With my eyes filled with tears, my arms haven't the strength.

    How do I close the door to this space?

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  11. 9. A Day In June

    • By Rob Hermsmeier
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2015 with permission of the Author.

    Alone in my new garden where the swing set used to be,
    I sat and tilled the fertile ground, preparing it for seed.
    The patchy grass that used to grow between young feet at play,
    Alas, to my new pastime in the dirt had given way.

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    This is sooo heartfelt. It takes me back to my days of raising my children. It's a good thing we have the memories, as that's the only way we can capture all the good days we had with our...

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  12. 10. All Because Of You

    • By Dana
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2015 with permission of the Author.

    My life is changing.
    The life that I've had,
    It's changing forever,
    But no need to be sad.

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  13. 11. My Little Man

    • By Brittany
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2014 with permission of the Author.

    My little boy is growing
    Getting bigger every day
    I fear it won't be long enough
    Before I have to say

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  14. 12. Suddenly With The Blink Of An Eye

    The sun was brilliantly shining.
    It was a picture of a day,
    when I stared outside my window
    and watched my son at play.

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  15. 13. My Daughter, My Friend

    • By Kristina Cyronek
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2013 with permission of the Author.

    I see the pain in your eyes and feeling like you do.
    I wish I could take it all away and skip these years for you.

    Being a teen is so very hard, it really isn't fair

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  16. 14. The Mirror

    • By Patti Evans
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2012 with permission of the Author.

    Look into the mirror and tell me who you see
    Is it someone you love and in someone you believe?

    The mirror will not lie and it only knows you

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    I am fifteen turning sixteen in about two months and this poem was so beautifully written, it just really makes me think about myself and how I should change the way I see myself and others....

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  17. 15. Why Do You Have To Grow Up?

    • By Mark Willenbring
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2011 with permission of the Author.

    What has happened to the days?
    What has happened to the years?
    Please let me for one last time
    wipe away your tears.

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  18. 16. Leaving Home

    Give mother a hug
    Father a kiss
    The time has come
    We have talked about it

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  19. 17. Every Mom's Test

    You are special; you mean the world to me.
    You are my daughter, a reflection of my entity.

    Every year, as I watch you grow by my side,

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    I am glad my mother taught me about this including religion (I am Muslim). She taught me to not do things I don't want to do; saying no is something she says a lot, and I am glad because I...

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  20. 18. A Young Woman

    • By Leticia
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2009 with permission of the Author.

    There comes a time in a young girl's life,
    When she begins to start growing up.
    It's a time when you need to let her go
    And trust that she'll take the right path.

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  21. 19. Daisy Bear

    • By Kerry Love
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2008 with permission of the Author.

    You were always there to protect me
    through the dark and cold of night.
    I would hold you close beside me
    and squeeze you in so close, so tight.

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    This poem linked with my current phase. A teddy bear is a non-living thing, but when I start telling him my daily stuff, it seems that he listens and the solution to my worries is the big...

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  22. 20. What Happened To The Happy Days?

    • By Angie M Flores
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2008 with permission of the Author.

    What happened to the good old days?
    Back when my life was full of joy and happiness?
    Back when my world was a beautiful place to live?
    Back when people loved one another and everyone smiled?

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    The Good old days were the Best of all which it is just too bad that they're all gone today.

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