A few resources for you to know about:
Websites:
Bullying: Dealing with a teen who is getting bullied, click here.
Helping Dreams: New Moon Girls is an online magazine where girls create and share poetry, artwork, videos, www.newmoon.org
The Sex Talk: Need some pointers on talking about sex, click here.
Teen Pregnancy: Need words, resources and help, click here.
Drugs & Drinking: The 4 stages to look for, click here
Books:
Boundaries with Teens: When to say yes and How to say No by Dr. John Townsend click here
Helps parents with teens with disrespectful attitudes, how to set rules and boundaries.
Yes, Your Teen is Crazy: Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind by Michael Bradley click here
Helping parents navigate through the 'brain going crazy years'.
So Sexy So Soon by Doctors Diane Levin and Jan Kilbourne click here
The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids
Young Revolutionaries Who Rock by Dallas Jessup click here
Teaching girls to stand up for what they believe in.
Raising an American Girl: Parenting Advice For The Real World, By American Girl
Strong, Smart & Bold by Carla Fine of girls inc click here
Providing the actual methods and tools for raising girls to become confident, courageous and self-sufficient.
(Great Books FOR girls):
Girls Rule, by Ashley Rice click here
The Girls Guid to Loving Herself, by Diane Mastromarin click here
A List of award-winning books for tweens and teens, click here
Inspirational & Helpful Quotes:
Does my teen feel loved or criticized? Try to find words of wisdom and love when 'criticizing' your girl.
You become exactly what you believe. Helping your girl believe in herself is a huge gift!
Boundaries and rules are a '3rd party' that can help keep teens on the right track. The earlier you teach them the better.
If your greatness and smallness were radio dials, reach out and turn down the smallness and turn UP the greatness. Which one are you listening to?
When teens give their power away to peer pressure (bossy girls, boys, drugs etc) it's one way that they are saying "I'm not strong enough", "I don't matter" or I want people to like me"), so teach her early that she IS powerful and lovable just how she is, and in NO situation does she have to give her power away to prove something.
Are your habits and lifestyle supporting your greatest self or your smallest self? You are here to be the greatest YOU, no one else can do that!
One of the best gifts Moms can give their daughters is for your daughter to see you taking care of, respecting and loving yourself. You are role model 101.
Your behaviors are an expression of your belief system. So if you want to change your behavior, change your beliefs. (P.S. Moms: If you wonder why someone is acting a certain way look at the possible beliefs (messages they are telling themselves) that are BEHIND that behavior).
There's something magical in laughing, resting and enjoying life. Especially doing it with our daughters.
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