10 Strategies for Conquering Summer School
As if this past school year wasn’t enough, now you’re dealing with summer school. UGH! In spite of your best efforts to get your teen up, completing and handing in assignments, they failed a course (or two). It’s like they got lazy, gave up and stopped trying. This WILL NOT happen again! You’ve laid down […]
6 Tips to Survive Your Summer Vacation with Your Teen
You’ve worked hard for this vacation and are so looking forward to some time away from the stress and monotony of your regular routine. Especially after more than a year of many and ever-changing pandemic restrictions. Unfortunately, not everyone feels the same enthusiasm as you do. Your teen is grumpy because they’d rather do nothing, […]
I’ve Never Felt So Alone
Over and over I heard from parents in last week’s LIVE Challenge – 5 Days to a Better Relationship with Your Teen how alone they felt, not sharing their greatest challenges with anyone. Parenting isn’t meant to be a solo journey, yet it can be one of the most isolating experiences in our adult life. […]
Failure to Launch
Is your teen failing to launch? All your teen does is hide in their room on their phones, listen to music, or play video games day, after day, after day. You’re worried if you don’t interrupt their GPS before it hits the destination, they’re going to live in a van down by the river or […]
Are you in it to win it?
“I don’t want to do it your way!” “Just because you didn’t grow up with (fill in the blank) doesn’t make it wrong!” “Why can’t you just love me for who I am?” Insert your whatever else your throws out that has your body tense and prepare for what’s coming next. Arguing helps your teen […]
Does your teenager argue EVERYTHING?
Your teenager walks in the room and drops a random comment and you’re pretty sure it’s bait. Unsure if you should bite, or what to say, you feel yourself going into defensive/offensive mode as your brain engages its fight or flight response. No matter what option you chose, you’re down a rabbit hole in an […]
10 Ways to Boost Your Teen’s Confidence
Your teen isn’t light and happy anymore. Whether your teen is riding the new emotional rollercoaster as a typical teenager, feeling low and going through a bit of a rough patch, or you’re watching them go dark and getting worried. Sometimes you know why – a change in schools, a change to online schooling, a […]
Why is your teenager so mean?
Every day I read posts on social media like these: “My teenager called me a B*tch today because I wouldn’t drive her and her friends to the mall.” “My teen just told me to shut up because I asked him to pick up his laundry.” “My teen told me to F Off. I never thought […]
The ‘Chipper Chicken’ Sister’s Weekend
The days before children. Just 17 months apart, my sister and I had always been close yet completely different in so many ways. We ‘got’ each other. We played together for hours in make-believe worlds of our future careers and creative eruptions with craft supplies strewn from one end of the kitchen to the other. We were called […]
Turn that frown upside down – The secret price of Pompom Parenting
When your child hurts, you hurt. It’s genetic. You’re their parent, the person who’s known them longest so it’s on your shoulders to sprinkle your special brand of cheer to turn that frown upside down. These situations call for the good stuff at the back of the costume closet. Pompom parenting ENGAGE! (Insert cheer, high […]