How to Get Off the Emotional Roller Coaster with Your Daughter
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September 26, 2017
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Is Your Relationship With Your Daughter a Battle or Blessing?
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September 19, 2017
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I remember when I was 8 months pregnant when an acquaintance came up me and said, Is this your first? I said, "YES" in a happy voice. With a smirky grin she said, "You just wait!!!!!!!!!" Several years ago someone asked me how old my daughter was and...
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What Moms Need in the Hard Times: Disasters, Disruptions and Drama
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September 12, 2017
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Hurricanes. Fires. Floods. Tornados. So many families have been disrupted and devastated in the past month. Even if you haven't gone through a natural disaster, you may be experiencing disruptions that have invaded your life, be it conflict in your marriage, a loved one finds out...
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How to Create a Home Environment that Your Daughter Can Thrive In
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August 23, 2017
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A thriving home environment is key to having a happy, healthy, and productive home. What is a thriving home environment? A thriving home environment is all the circumstances, conditions, or factors that enable and encourage your family to thrive. Your daughter can be fabulous, but if she...
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What Needs to Change this School Year?
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August 15, 2017
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Summer is starting to fade away, and the reality hits us. Another school year is upon us. For many mothers the first day of school is a happy day. You get your time and space back. You can relax because you know your daughter is back...
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A Third of Teen Girls Experience Depression: What Moms Can Do
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August 8, 2017
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Have you ever wondered if your daughter was depressed? If you have, you're not alone. A large new study recently came out in the journal Translational Psychiatry reveals that 13.6 percent of boys and a staggering 36.1 percent of girls have been or are depressed. That's one out...
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What’s Good About Being a Couch Potato?
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July 26, 2017
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It can drive you nuts. There she is lying on the sofa being a couch potato while you are running around trying to get your work done....
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The Downside of Multi-tasking
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July 11, 2017
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We call it multi-tasking. Women pride themselves for being able to do a million things at once. Here's my question. How's it working for you? My guess is that it's not working that well. Something is going to be compromised. It's not just that we are doing several things...
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Are You Investing Time That Counts?
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June 20, 2017
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The lazy days of summer are finally here. Hopefully you've had a chance to catch your breath and play a little bit. ...
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How to Get Your Teen to Listen to You
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June 13, 2017
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"How do I get my daughter to listen to me?" This is the big question for moms of teens. It seems so easy right? You tell your daughter what seems reasonable and you want her to listen to you. But actually we want more. We want...
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Is My Daughter Making Perfect (or Imperfect) Progress?
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June 6, 2017
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Every mom wants to see her daughter making progress. You hope to witness your teen moving forward and progressing in their academics, creativity, relationships, responsibility and maturity. This yearning is instinctual in moms and feels like it is written in our DNA. Because this feeling is so...
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6 Steps to Get Your Life Back
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May 30, 2017
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Last week Sara came to see me in my private practice. Sara had that spaced out, frazzled look. She said, "I want my life back. It's only the first week of summer and I'm ready for school to start." Sara really didn't want school to start,...
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Finals are almost over…and mom you deserve a break
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May 23, 2017
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The last month of school can get crazy. Many of you have been living your lives at 100 miles per hour with all of the end of the year activities. Your daughter thought...
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Pressure to be Perfect: Prom Edition
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May 2, 2017
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What do you remember about your prom? I don't recall the details but I know I had fun. I didn't stress about my hair, makeup, or how much I weighed. There were no Promposals. I went with my boyfriend and two other couples in a car....
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Why No Exercise = More Teen Drama
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April 25, 2017
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There are physiological reasons why exercise decreases drama. I know when I exercise consistently I am more patient and pleasant to be around. The same is true...
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The Six Ways Moms Escalate Drama
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April 18, 2017
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Yes, teen girls can be drama queens, but mom's can be drama mamas. "How? Our disrespectful, moody, entitled and defiant daughters can push our buttons. And what happens when they push our buttons? We get angry and frustrated very quickly. We fire words right back at our daughters...
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What is a Successful Teenager?
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March 28, 2017
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Defining success is a tricky, especially when it comes to your teenager. If I asked you if your daughter or son was successful what would you say? Would your daughter say she is successful? These are uncomfortable questions for both you and your daughter. Here's why. This culture...
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“She Won’t Listen To Me?”
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March 21, 2017
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It seems so simple. In your head it's super clear. All you need her to do is clean her room. That's not asking too much. It's the least she can do. You are having guests over and you are cleaning the rest of the house, plus...
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Why We Need Space
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March 14, 2017
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I am taking an online defensive driving course. I could say I am taking the course because I wanted to lower my car insurance, which is partially true. But the truth is, I was speeding and got a ticket. There you have it. The secret...
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Beyond Drama: Signs of Growth in Your Teen
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March 7, 2017
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The sky was deep blue, no humidity, and the temperature was 60 degrees. I decided to take advantage of this beautiful day in Houston. Days like these are rare in Houston and I wasn't going to miss it. (When was the last time you heard...
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