Parenting Teens

At 10, we know how girls are pigeonholing themselves into what they think they should be. Whether they see themselves as academic or not, whether they are interested in boys, puberty is a reality, friendship fights are underway and the influence of social media is impacting. With heightened pressure from what they see in the media, in movies and on TV, our girls are leaving childhood behind well before they hit their teens. Not surprisingly, emotions can be heightened and relationships can be fraught.

We are all familiar with the hormones, the illogical rage, the awful time keeping and the daily dramarama. However, you don’t know that they will steal your stuff (and claim you never had it in the first place), bruise your self-esteem just as you hit your melancholy midlife and love/hate you all day long with exhausting regularity seconds after turning 13. This stage of motherhood is not for the fainthearted. These are the loneliest of maternal times filled with pockets of shame you cannot share with anyone. You’re going to need help getting through this.

Introducing Parenting Unstoppable Girls, a thoughtful guide packed with practical strategies and real-life examples to help you encourage your daughter to tap into her power and thrive during her challenging adolescent years, all while strengthening your connection! Psychotherapist, speaker, and mom, Laura Thomas, blends her extensive knowledge, experience, and expertise to guide you in parenting your daughter so she may grow up to be the sassy but level-headed queen you know she truly is!

Transform your daughter or granddaughter's life with the powerful tool of positive affirmations. Boost their self-confidence, self-esteem, and help them thrive in the challenging world of tweens and teens.

Identify what triggers you, change how you react, and tame your stress through these 5 strategies that help you recover mentally and physically. Teenage trauma – resulting from experiencing or witnessing abuse or violence – can take away all semblance of normalcy from your life, changing your days into a prolonged nightmare.

Parenting children of any age is not a simple undertaking. As much as we desperately want to do it right and be respected and remembered by our kids as being a great parent, our teenagers often test our patience, cause us to lose sleep over our worries about them, and make us scratch our heads in frustration. The good news is that there are concrete ways to experience a fully functioning, highly communicative relationship with your adolescent children.

They’ve got homework coming out of their ears… but is your teen equipped with all the skills they need to live a happy, healthy, and independent life? Our children don’t just need successful careers. They also need to be able to look after themselves, be emotionally and mentally resilient, and ready to embrace the future with confidence. This essential workbook has you covered. It’s designed to help your teen prepare themselves for the future in a fun and engaging way—so that they really absorb everything they’re learning and are inspired to think about the future with a new outlook.

Although the majority of us don't recall our formative years, our earliest memories can stay with us for a long time and have an impact well into adulthood. Many of us are still affected by the things that we went through as children, which continue to impact our happiness, well-being, achievements, and so much more. We often wish things had been different or that someone had stepped in to help us while we were children.

At a time when teenagers are facing an increasingly complex and challenging world, it's essential to equip them with the tools to navigate these obstacles and emerge stronger and more confident than ever before. That's exactly what you will discover in Positive Affirmations for Teenagers.

Pathbreaker Parenting challenges conventional wisdom and reveals how following a one-size-fits-all “path” to successful adulthood is failing today’s teenagers. The author deconstructs these expectations, exposing the flaws in an outdated system. The book is divided into five sections: In the first section, the author delves into the life experiences that shaped his own beliefs and convictions about education, achievement, and happiness.

Why do teenagers stay up late and struggle to get up in the morning? Do teenagers really take more risks? What is happening with teenagers' hormones? The Psychology of the Teenage Brain offers all those involved in teenagers' lives insight into what's happening in their brains and how understanding them can improve relationships and communication at this crucial stage. It explains key topics, including the way the brain changes during adolescence, the role of hormones, and what we really know about risk and resilience, sleep, and peer pressure.

With our strategies for positive change, you can ignite a revolution of self-discovery and empowerment, reclaim your self-worth, and tap into a well of inner strength you never knew existed.

A journey of learning and adaptation. It has taught us the power of emotional connection and the importance of advocating for our children’s needs. Through patience, understanding, and perseverance, I didn’t simply want this to be a book of facts, but it to be a book of our travels and some of the things we found, even the difficult things. All with a little humor.

Hey tribe! Finally, after fighting through the pandemic alongside you, I’ve finished my teen and young adult development and parenting companion books. Book III of the Slippery Slope Series, The Optimal Journey to Oneself-Teen and Young Adult Version, and Book IV, The Optimal Journey to Oneself-Parent-Teacher-Caregiver Edition, are globally launching in mid-July 2022. Included inside both editions, you will discover the Four Pillars, my life, my voice, my passion, and my choice, that synthesize into a robust growth and development concept. In addition, challenging conversation points, ...

Embark on a journey of understanding and connection with "Parenting Through Puberty: Supporting Teenage Girls Through Hormonal Changes, Emotional Development, and Growth." This must-have guide offers practical insights and heartfelt advice to help everyday parents navigate their daughters' adolescent years. Filled with down-to-earth wisdom and relatable tips, this book is your go-to resource for tackling the ups and downs of puberty. From deciphering mood swings to boosting self-esteem, this book is a roadmap for guiding your daughter through this transformative time with patience and love.

Kody Rawlee Green is stuck in juvie. Tella “Teal Cartwheels” Carticelli is packing her bags for Rome—on the orders of her parents, who want her as far from Kody as possible. But teenage love is too strong a force for the obstacles of reality. And the highway beckons.

When you’re a teen, it can feel like you have too many responsibilities, yet too little independence. But know that you have the power to turn your life around by honing the life skills you need to bring the very best version of yourself to the world.

When Rowan was sixteen, she only tolerated communication from her mother in the form of Snapchat. Desperate to be closer to her daughter, Christie sent daily selfies of her face superimposed onto a chicken nugget. It took serious illness for them to finally talk – and truly listen. Rowan's mental health struggles revealed the chasm between their generations. They started being more honest with each other than they had ever been before: discussing identity, race and gender; opening up about disordered eating and self-harm; navigating the perils of social media.

Adulting can be hard. Every grown-up has experienced the challenging transition from adolescence to adulthood. It’s the critical period in life where you’re beginning to deeply feel not just what’s happening in the outside world, but also what’s going on within.

Parents of teenagers need new role models. When our cubs are young, Mama Bear is a fine example: strong, smart, sassy, sure of herself. But she is a dangerous role model when our kids turn into adolescents. When puberty hits and life turns into a three-ring circus, Mama Bear hibernates. Goes to sleep on the job. Parents do the same. We tend to check out (because, teenagers are awful, and we're exhausted), leaving our kids vulnerable on their rocky journey toward adulthood.