YOU PROBABLY FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO FIND SUPER POWERS TO GET THROUGH THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR. “Normal” life is pretty complicated as a parent. You are taking care of yourself AND tending to these pre-adult humans that need you. Usually this time of year you would be buying school supplies, finding out schedules and […]
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TEENS LOVE THEIR BEDROOMS. She spends tons of time in her room and you might be a bit freaked out by it. What is she doing in there? Why doesn’t she want to spend time with everyone else? Is this normal? HER BEDROOM IS HER SANCTUARY. By definition, a sanctuary is a safe place. When
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Mothers of middle-school-aged children reported the highest levels of stress, loneliness, and emptiness, and also the lowest levels of life satisfaction and fulfillment. -Hollee Becker, Parents.com This is a sad truth. Moms with kids in middle school are experiencing a massive change in their role when it comes to parenting and it is confusing and
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RESILIENCE: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. You’ve no doubt heard this term resilience a lot in the media and in parent education books. Everywhere you read about parenting you hear about resilience and that your kids needs to build it up. But how do you do that? It’s not easy, but it
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THERE’S A REASON THEY PUT WHEELS ON SUITCASES. THEY ARE CUMBERSOME AND CAN WEIGH YOU DOWN. As you go through life, you collect things along the way. You have mementos sitting on your shelves, books filling your bedside table, and clothes stuffed in your closet. You also have stories and experiences tucked away in your
TEENS ARE DESIGNED TO HAVE MELTDOWNS FROM TIME TO TIME. Not only do they have a lot on their plate, but they also have an enlarged amygdala which is all about emotions. With three kids of my own, I’ve had a front row seat for some major ones. Just like toddlers, teens are going through
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BLORFT: completely overwhelmed but proceeding as if everything is fine and reacting to the stress with the torpor of a possum -Tiny Fey, Bossypants When my daughter was in 7th grade, she worked for 3 days coloring and coding a map for history. A friend asked her to borrow it so she could copy it.
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Being listened to, enlivens us and inspires opportunities to explore what we think, how we feel, what we want, who we are and who we’re becoming. It is an experience with many benefits. -Mark Brady LISTENING IS THE KEY TO COMMUNICATION. Everybody thinks they know how to listen because we listen to people every day.
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IF SHE WOULD TELL THE TRUTH, IT WOULD BE SO MUCH EASIER. This is such a true statement but, like it or not, your daughter is going to lie to you from time to time. It’s not because she has a major character flaw. It’s not because she is a dishonest person. IT’S A PART
WHEN YOU ARE INTENSELY CONNECTED EMOTIONALLY, YOUR DAUGHTER’S EMOTIONS ARE STIFLED. To breathe, she must push you away. To spread her wings, she must push you away. To grow, she must push you away. SHE NEEDS SPACE TO DEVELOP AND GROW. Imagine a caterpillar that is snuggled and warm in her cocoon. She’s gathering her
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