Dear Deborah,
My girlfriend and her daughter have been getting upset with each other a lot lately. I don’t know if it’s that mother-daughter thing, or not, but I haven’t had those kinds of fights with my son who’s the same age, so I don’t know what to tell her when she asks me what to do. Help!
It’s 2023! What’s new with you? Are you getting ready for the second half of the school year? Do you feel like you’re up to your elbows in kiddie stress? …
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That should get the conversation flowing! Positive conversations make your kids feel closer to you, and more comfortable around you. In turn, those simple moments make them feel supported, and…
Take a moment to imagine what your life is going to be like once you intentionally deal with your stress. Now, let’s make a plan to get you there…
Practice makes perfect. Start imaging what it’ll be like now. By the time January 1 rolls around, you’ll be able to tap into that wide-reaching energy right away.
The first thing to tell her (and yourself) is to not worry about next year. You got this! Just enjoy the summer.
The second thing you do is schedule a walk through the school in July, just you and her (plus a map of the school).
If your Learning Style differs from your kid’s, don’t help her learn the way you think she should. Help her learn the way best suited to her true Learning Style
decisions that affect her well-being, her mental and emotional growth/development, and her education always should be completely up to you.
Sure, you can allow her to weigh in, but as the ranking adult in the room, the decision lies with YOU. She needs you to be in charge.
This interview (hosted by Nat, the Relocation Concierge, and the host of Teen Talk) is filled with the type of Parenting Strategies I share with my clients…
