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You’re not Alone - Tales of Aargh to Ahhh

I can’t do this….the message behind fear - Pt 2

You’re not Alone - Tales of Aargh to Ahhh

I can’t do this….the message behind fear - Pt 1

Episode 2 in this 8 week special on Exam Season talking all things exams and how to better support yourself and your teen daughter before, during and after exams.

This week I am following on from last week’s episode on revision by focusing on boundaries and how helping your teen daughter to understand what is expected of them as well as what they can expect of themselves, so that they can then manage their time.

This week and for the next 8 weeks, I talk about how you can support your teen daughter during the exam season.

Now don't get too excited there, but these next few blogs are to support you so that you are better equipped to manage your teenage daughter's behaviors.

I'm gonna put eight weeks aside to lead you through this step by step so that you have the tools in in your pocke, and have that general feeling of aha rather than gritting your teeth the whole way through and wishing it was really over.

This week I am starting with revision and how being aware of how much time is available in your daughter’s day, helps her and you to take pressure off yourselves.

In this blog I talk about screen use being as deadly as other addictions.

We all know that social media has its good points but did you know why it has such an adverse reaction on our teen daughters?

Read on for these and other simple tools to help you manage screen time in your house.

Keep reading for 4 tips to managing internet usage in your house, or listen in to the podcast episode below

In this blog I talk about tracking yours and your daughter’s menstrual cycle.

When we know what our cycles are doing, we are better able to manage our energy.

Being aware of what’s happening for our teen daughters, makes it far easier to recognise the symptoms and not put extra pressure on her..

Simple eh?

Read on for 4 simple tools that help you..

This week I’m talking about Mother’s Day and why it's a time for YOU.

I thought I would celebrate all things Mums and talk about showing up full, not empty as a Mum to your teen daughter including 4 tips to showing up at your best..

In this blog I talk about how to support your teen daughter with the internet..and no I’m not talking about screen time limits, I’m talking about the art of negotiation and being aware of how the internet can negatively affect our teen girls.

Find out 4 tips to making internet boundaries so you can support your teen daughter in this ever advancing technological world.

This week it is half term in the majority of the UK so how’s it going? Is your teen daughter revising or is she relaxing and taking time out for herself?

On that note I hope you are able to take some time out for yourself too and have been able to do more for YOU in this week.

As you know I’ve been planning a retreat for the past few weeks.. but what if this retreat was just for YOU as a Mum of a teen daughter?

This week I am full of snot but instead of pushing through and being a human do-er I have taken some time out to support my physical health and wellbeing.

In this episode I talk about why REST is so important as Mums of Teen Girls.

Have you ever found yourself reacting massively to a small situation where all reactions were taken out of context?

As young children we were regularly told to push our thoughts down and ignore them time and time again but this doesn’t work.

Past traumas come back up when you least expect it, unconsciously in our parenting.

They affect how you react to everything - stress, parenting, how you are with yourself.

Are you finding your teen daughter more defiant as the pre-exam season approaches?

4 simple ways to bring her back on board…

You know those times when you ask your daughter to do something and her first word is NO before you’ve even finished asking her the question?

No one likes to be pushed around especially children, despite what traditional parenting strategies say about being ‘in control’ of your teenager’s life.

This week I’m following on from the other week, talking about counter will and how it shows up for them.

Remember those times when your teen daughter goes from 0-100 in 2 milliseconds? This is counter will showing up as she wants to do things her way, in her own time.

If our teen daughters know that we’ll contain them, whatever is going on for them, it helps them feel safe and secure. They need to be curious and excited by life, not poo pooed by those in the know for knowing better than they do. if we make room for them to find out who they are, it’s a win, win!