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Girl Drama: How to Help Your Daughter with Mean Friends
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Girl Drama: How to Help Your Daughter with Mean Friends

Middle school was complete hell.

When my daughter entered sixth grade this year, I was terrified.

I didn’t want her to think it was her fault that other people were mean to her. I wanted her to know how to confront problems and the typical, stupid ways that people would react.

Ways that had nothing to do with her.
Girl drama is one of those things.

How to Boost Kids Self Esteem
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How to Boost Kids Self Esteem

“I can’t do it!

My gosh, there is nothing that hurts me more than hearing my kids say that. It’s not the give-up fast “can’t do it”.

Rather its said after comparing themselves with everyone else around them and thinking they suck.

I want to cry.

I want to hug my child, to hold her, but she pulls away.

No matter what I say.

No matter what I tell her.

She doesn’t believe me. I am completely and utterly wrong. Because I’m not there and I don’t see the other kids.

Meanwhile, I know that she’s being too hard on herself.

Four Steps to Deal with your Tween’s Next Mood Swing
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Four Steps to Deal with your Tween’s Next Mood Swing

You walk in the door from school. Your nine-year-old comes in after you.

Everything seems fine. She’s happy. All is well and good.

Then, you remind her that the dishwasher needs unloading.

Boom. It’s like something inside her detonates.

“Noooo… I don’t have time to do that. That’s so unfair. I can’t believe you’re making me do this!:

She glares at you, stomps over to the kitchen sink and starts crying.

WHA-ATT just happened? She was happy. I didn’t blame her. I just had a simple request.

3 Things to Do When Your Kid Cries over Homework
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3 Things to Do When Your Kid Cries over Homework

“Noooo… I can’t do it. I don’t have the time!!”

Have you heard this from your child when she sits down to do homework? My gosh, it wrecks me.

I can feel her overwhelm and so relate to it.

I know what it feels like to have so much to do and what seems like no time to do it.

So, I jump in and try to help.

“It’s ok sweetie, let’s write down all the things you have to do to get it out of your head.”

“NO!” she pouts back, “That won’t help. I don’t know any of this and I have to get started now.”

What do you do with that? You see the problem, you know the steps to take to fix it and yet your child pushes you away like you couldn’t possibly know what she’s talking about or what she’s dealing with.