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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If your tween or teen is hiding things from you, shutting down when you ask them questions — this message is for you. Now, let’s dive in: Welcome to the Moms of Tweens and Teens Podcast. If some days you doubt yourself and you don’t know what you’re doing. If you’ve ugly cried alone in your bedroom because you felt…
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To all the seniors everywhere, who are suffering from Senioritis, This is the time when mustering the motivation to do pretty much anything is going to take the strength of Hercules to finish this final year. You’ve worked so hard through almost four years, and yet, right now, none of that matters. You are burned-out and bone-tired. You’re just…
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Amy Carney is a writer, speaker, Mother of 5, and the author of Parent On Purpose, A Courageous Approach To Raising Children In A Complicated World, and an inspiration for all of us parents! This interview is convicting and empowering for those of you who want to parent courageously, reclaim your leadership role, and redefine success for your family (yes!). …
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I’m so happy you’re here, I just want you to know that this post contains affiliate links. That means that if you click and purchase I will be compensated for being the helpful reason you found these amazing gifts! I don’t know about you, but this past year felt a bit unorganized and there wasn’t much we could control….
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If you’re tuning in today and you have a tween or teen that is challenging – maybe they’re disrespectful, arguing constantly, or have explosive emotions – you are going to want to listen to today’s episode: It’s real. It’s raw. And it’s honest. Today, I’m interviewing Jen Kehl, CEO here at Moms of Tweens and Teens, who is also a…
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