Parenting a teen is the ultimate balancing act. You want to be their biggest fan, their safety net, and sometimes, their life coach. But here’s the kicker: how do you […]
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I work with adolescent girls who are dealing with girl drama or friendship issues, and loneliness is a prevailing feeling. You might assume that only girls without friends are lonely. Oddly, some of the girls that have a large circle of friends are the loneliest.
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Some days it feels like your relationship with your teen is so contentious. You can’t seem to say anything right. Every word seems to be the wrong one. It’s easy
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She runs up the stairs to her bedroom and slams the door. You can hear her on the other side of the door sobbing. Your daughter received the dreaded break-up
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“I hate you.” These are three words that all parents dread hearing. It cuts you deep. How could your teen possibly say such a hurtful thing? It’s because they don’t
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Have you come across the recent CDC statistics on teenage mental health? The situation was already concerning pre-pandemic, and now it has exacerbated. Shockingly, one in three girls has contemplated
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There are a lot of posts in our Facebook group about friendship issues and girl drama. Relationship issues happen a lot during adolescence for both girls and boys. ALL girls
Girls Are Just Mean Read More »
Imagine that it’s a month into summer and you have a spurt of energy. You decide to do some major cleaning. That’s when you see it. Your son’s backpack that wasn’t cleaned
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It’s the not knowing that creates that knot inside your stomach. When you ask your daughter how she’s doing, she answers with “fine”. She seems distant, cold, quiet. When you
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Teenagers naturally begin to gain independence from their parents as they get older. It’s an important step towards adulthood. If you aren’t prepared for it, you can be left feeling a bit ignored, possibly confused and overall, less NEEDED.
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