Congratulations on taking your family on the epic journey that is D&D.
As to your questions – wizards of the coast created several complete campaigns that can be played with little preparation in the same vain as the Lost Mines of Phandelver. 2 examples are Storm King's Thunder and Hoard of the Dragon Queen (that is part 1. Part 2 is Tyranny of Dragons).
Both of these are designed as full campaigns from level 1 to 13-15 and the books have almost all the information you need to run the game. You’d still need the game master book and the monster manual, but you should already have the basics if you got the starter package.
Other than that, you can look for one-shots (single session adventure) or full campaigns in dmsguild.com. you can write what you’re looking for and see if you want to buy any of the options. Some short adventures are free or cost less than 5$.
I would still recommend at least knowing in general terms the adventure since players often take unexpected routs. So, in terms of preparations just a bit of reading before a session and you should be all set.
As for tutorials, youtube is full of them. I recommend videos by Matthew Mercer. He’s the DM for Critical Role (a podcast and a series on Twitch TV) and one of the better DM’s I ever saw.
There are also lots of DM specific reddit boards that offer help and support.
Hope this helps and I’ll be happy to answer any other questions.
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Thank you so much! This is exactly what I was hoping for when i posed the questions. My son loves to read so I think what you suggested will be right up his alley. I will see how he does but if he struggles, I may be reaching out to you again.
Thank you!
Gladly :) You/he can reach out to me with any D&D question. I'll do my best to help.