One Parent’s Journey I’d like to tell you about one parent’s journey of how to let kids go. To be honest, this is my journey! This past weekend I took my daughter 2+ hours from home to celebrate her Sweet 16 with a trip to the Santa Cruz Beach and Read more…
How to help you daughter deal with mean girls is a situation most parents have to deal with. Let me tell you a story and give you some ideas on how to help. My Story My kid came home a season ago and told me a girl on her team Read more…
One Proven Strategy For Handling Big Emotions Ready to learn one proven strategy for handling big emotions? Do you want to learn a practical tool you can start using today? Perfect! We all have a window of tolerance. Sometimes our ability to tolerate things is big. We can handle a Read more…
Want to know how mixed messages are no good for teens? If so, then read on! One of the ways well intentioned parents give their daughter’s mixed messages is through expectations and assumptions. Often times, because a daughter may seem really mature, parents assume she is and treat her as Read more…
Social media’s impact on teens is concerning. As a parent, you probably are not surprised by the recent news highlighting the negative correlation between social media and teens. Inundated with messages about beauty, weight, and the life teen girls “should be living,” self-esteem plummets. We also know disordered eating is on Read more…
Wise Girl Workshops volunteers in the Petaluma community! This past Saturday 6 amazing girls from our grades 7/8/9 program joined together. Meeting at Lucchesi Community Park, girls teamed up with the Miracle League North Bay and the Petaluma Rotary Club. Girls matched up as “buddies” to kids with disabilities. Wise Read more…
Workshop experiences are helpful for girls! Wise Girl Workshops offers several wonderful programs this summer. While the Summer FUN workshop ended, we still have two more Zen Girl Workshops happening in August 2021. Our programs focus on supporting girls to live life at their best all while making friends and Read more…
How long will my daughter need me? Now that’s a great question I’ve got an answer to! Our daughters will always need us. It’s just going to look different as she moves throughout her years. For me, I remember those sticky little hands pining for me to pick her “uppy.” Read more…
Wondering how to work through COVID anxiety yourself or in helping your daughter? It’s common to feel some degree of anxiety when it comes to reentering life after COVID. After all, you’ve been living in quarantine for the past year doing your best to stay away from others and those Read more…
My talk on Raising Wise Girls: Helping Girls Develop Self-Esteem in the Age of Social Media was hosted by the Community Institute For Psychotherapy of Marin, a valuable resource offering low fee counseling and many great programs and training. The focus of this talk is on adolescent girls and self Read more…