Let’s face it, virtual schooling (AKA remote learning) is less than ideal. We have now been in COVID (and thus – quarantine schooling) for 10 months. When it started last spring, we were hopeful that this would be a blip on the radar and a short lived...
In my position as a confidence coach for teen and tween girls, we talk about friendship…ALL THE TIME. Girls come to me with QUESTIONS about friendship, PROBLEMS with friendships, and THOUGHTS on the future of their friendships. When one of my clients goes...
Would you RISK IT ALL, to TRY SOMETHING NEW? I remember this moment very clearly. It was a seventh grade girl. And we were in a group. We were talking about regrets… which you wouldn’t think that middle school girls would have a lot of at this point. But...
When Life Doesn’t Go Your Way… Yesterday, I posted a conversation starter in a Facebook group. In my wildest dreams, I would not have thought anything about it except that I wanted to pique people’s interest and start a conversation. There are almost...
Politics & Kids (not always a conversation you are ready to have!) Politics is always a hot button issue, and we haven’t been given a handbook about how to approach these conversations with our kids. But in case you are interested, here is how I approach...
