After the pandemic, tweens and teens are slowly but surely transitioning back to normal. Some may be going back to school and starting to see their friends, while some are still inside doing remote learning. The COVID-19 outbreak has changed and impacted us and our kids in multiple ways, whether it be anxiety, depression, or an eating disorder. In my…
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I went into my daughter’s bedroom to leave her mail on her desk, a paycheck to add to all the others she’s saved for college. I noticed her desk was cleared and organized, and I glanced around her room to see that she put all her things in order, picked up all the clothes off the ground, and made…
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Middle school and high school can be filled with friendship challenges, cliques, and dealing with mean girls. This is an awesome interview/chat I had with my daughter Lily about how to help our girls navigate this complicated world of friendships, drama, and conflict. The wisdom Lily shares from her own experiences in middle school and high school are so helpful…
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When it comes to talking to our tweens and teens about sex or consent, it’s intimidating and scary. What do you say? How to know where to start? How do you say it in a way that will sink in? Talking about relationships, sex, and consent can be intimidating, particularly when it comes to our kids. But we must have…
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We were on our way to my son’s Rock-Climbing Club on the other side of town. It’s always a quick turn-around right after school to hurry out the door and get there on time. After Rock-Climbing, we run home for a fast snack and change before he has wrestling practice right after that. He’s my sports kid and he…
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Dear Kids, As the school year ends, I want you to know I’m so proud of you. This has not been an easy year. It has been long and hard and exhausting, frustrating and isolating and depressing. You have been through so much and I know you’ve been forced to manage so many new things. There was nothing normal…
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Mom guilt. It sucks our joy. It burdens our hearts and weighs out down.⠀ ⠀ In this episode, I’m talking with my new friend Becky Baudouin who just released her latest book, “Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms.” ⠀ Some of the shaming messages and lies we tell ourselves:⠀ ⠀ “I am a horrible mother.”⠀…
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What a year this has been not only for our kids, but our teachers and administration! Our teachers have worked tirelessly to support our kids through a year full of new challenges. They have had to find ways to be creative to keep students motivated and engaged, dealt with concerned and worried parents during uncertainty, worry, and so many…
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Welcome to the show today, friend. If you have a teen daughter, you are going to love this episode. My special guest is Kari Kampakis, author, speaker podcaster and blogger, from Birmingham, Alabama. In this interview, Kari shares from her new book for moms “Love Her Well: 10 Ways to Find Joy and Connection With Your Teenage Daughter.” And she should…
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It’s a bittersweet road we parents travel. We start with total commitment to a small, helpless human being. Over the years we worry, plan, comfort, and try to understand. We give our love, our labor, our knowledge, and our experience—so that one day he or she will have the inner strength and confidence to leave us. —Adele Faber…
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Trying to convince a middle schooler to listen to you can be frustrating. They begin to pull away, don’t want to be seen with you, and often all they want to do is be with their friends or locked away in their room. High school is just around the corner, and it can be scary for us. You know…
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Dear graduate, This is such an exciting time for you, as you make your future plans! You’ve learned so much and you have developed so many new skills that will help you be successful in whatever you dream to be. There are countless ways you have grown, and there will be so much more you will learn as you…
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