Some girls are not being bullied, excluded, or mistreated. They simply feel like they do not fit in with their same-age peers. Your daughter may tell you that she has nothing in common with the girls in her grade. She may feel more mature than her peers, have very...
Is one girl turning an entire friend group against your daughter? Does she suddenly feel pushed out of her group because one person decided she wasn’t cool and the rest of the group followed? When invitations stop, group chats feel different, or friends seem...
When your teenage daughter says, “Everyone hates me,” it can be difficult to know how to respond. You may know logically that not everyone hates her, but simply telling her that is unlikely to change how she feels. In that moment, she may be experiencing rejection,...
When your daughter isn’t invited to the sleepover or when she’s sitting home alone scrolling while her friends are all together, your heart is bound to break. When this happens repeatedly, you may start wondering: Is she doing something to push people away? Before...
You can see it clearly: Your daughter has a toxic friend. A person who frequently puts her down, leaves her out, and causes her to question where she stands. You see your daughter constantly worried and changing herself in an effort to keep the friendship intact....
When your daughter is betrayed by a friend, one of the hardest questions to answer relates to forgiveness. Should your daughter forgive and give the friendship another chance? Should she forgive but keep her distance? Or is it time to walk away completely? Many...
Few things are harder than watching your daughter get hurt by someone she trusts. Maybe a close friend shared something private or she was suddenly excluded from the group. Perhaps a friend talked about her behind her back, lied to her, embarrassed her online, or...
When your daughter says, "I have no friends,” your mind may immediately jump to worst-case scenarios. Is she being excluded or bullied? Is she eating lunch all alone? Is she doing something to push girls away? While these worries are normal, they aren’t necessarily...
"Why does this keep happening to my daughter?" Alexis* called me concerned about her daughter, Alex. Since Freshman year, Alex had been targeted by mean girls and suffered through several hurtful experiences of Relational Aggression. During her Discovery Session,...
When life gets hard, who does your teen turn to? An older friend? A coach? A teacher? A sibling? Someone online? Or you? If you want to be the first person your teen turns to when faced with a challenge or question about life, it’s imperative you create the right...
