Inside: Parenting a strong-willed child, a sassy kid, or a hormonal tween or teenager can be tricky. Use this magic phrase to end the power struggles and the nasty attitudes quickly. Noooooo! My tween shrieked at her 6-year-old sister as she chased her through our house. “Give me back my pen,” my eldest yelled as […]
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When Your Tween Yells At You-How to Respond in a Calm Way
Inside: When your tween yells at you, it’s hard to know what to do and how to respond. But during their tween tantrum and their lack of control during their hormone surge, parents have to do one thing. Ugh. You never listen to me. You don’t care about me. I won’t do it. You can’t […]
Connect With Your Tween with These 6 Simple Ideas
Inside: Are you looking for ways to connect with your tween or connect with your preteen? These 6 ideas will help you feel more connected and give your tween more confidence. My eldest daughter is my mirror image. It’s seriously like watching my childhood on repeat. She gets mad at the same things as 10-year-old […]
How to Connect with Teens
Use these 10 tips to connect with teens which helps them feel safe and loved and more confident to go be their best selves in the world. I had said it one too many times, and I knew it. I had asked my teen daughter to stand up with her shoulders straight one too many […]
How to Use Kindness Affirmations to Help Kids Be Kind
Inside: Help your kids be kinder to themselves and kinder to others with these kindness affirmations to remind them to speak and act with kindness. Ugh. I’m such a bad drawer. This is so ugly. I suck at soccer. I’m never going to score a goal. This dress looks bad on me. My legs aren’t […]