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How to Help your Tween Manage Big Emotions
Your child’s moods will rise and fall like the tides. Teach them how to ride the waves of their mind. The tools you give them now will be the ones they carry with them throughout their life. ((*This post was updated July 2020 to be gender inclusive*)) I know how hard it is to see… Read More »
How to Help your Kids Stay Confident Throughout the Tween Years
‘Self-esteem and confidence get thrown around all the time, and I don’t really know what to do to start feeling that way. What does that even mean?’ This is a question I recently heard from a client who is in her early 20’s. She’s bright and capable, and yet, she’s at a loss for what… Read More »
108 Positive Affirmations to Empower Tweens
“Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.” ~ Lao Tzu ** This post was edited March 2020 to be more inclusive — it also includes an updated, gender neutral printable affirmations list ** Our thoughts have… Read More »
3 mindfulness exercises to help tweens deal with stress and anxiety
“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn Whether it’s dealing with pressures at school, homework, sports, family responsibilities or trying to create time for friends, today’s tweens are busy! Throughout my years of teaching yoga and mindfulness to tweens, I learned what considerable stress they can be under… Read More »
What Does the Moodiness of your Tween Really Mean?
Do you remember the tornado of emotions you put your parents through when you were a tween? Over time our memories might trick us into thinking that we weren’t as much of a roller coaster ride as our daughters put us on, but yes, WE were that intense, too! It’s so important to remember that… Read More »
Creative ways to help your tween girl manage her emotions
*** Updated August 2019 with new ideas and resources *** Dear Carly, In the past month, I’ve seen my tween girl going through a lot of changes with her moods – it seriously seems like it happened over night! One day, she was cheerful and agreeable and now she’s happy one minute and devastated about… Read More »
How to be a Calm, Happy Mom: 108 ideas to Empower Moms of Girls
Whatever you would have your children become, strive to exhibit in your own lives and conversation. – Lydia H. Sigourney The potential is exciting, right? Instead of getting caught up with the latest parenting techniques, we just need to focus on what we want for our children and strive to become those things ourselves. It’s… Read More »
How to Build a Strong Mother-Daughter Relationship with your Tween
“Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.” – Dalai Lama (this post was updated March 2019 to offer more information and new, supporting resources) *** ‘Wait, Is that an eye roll I just saw?’ Uh oh. You’ve made it through some challenging milestones of parenting. The… Read More »
