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Think back to the last time your daughter “lost it” and was caught in a battle with strong emotions. How did you handle it? Did you feel at a loss as to how best to help her? If you answered yes, you’re not alone.  As parents of pre-teens we are not unfamiliar with emotional outburstsContinue reading “Be her emotional SOS: Three tips for helping our girls with strong emotions”

As the festive season approaches we may still be wondering what to gift our preteens. Finding that perfect gift can often be challenging, and is likely compounded by our own resistance to collecting more ‘stuff’ in our home, that only gets used once. At Mothering Girls we believe there is so much value in enrichingContinue reading “Experience Gift Ideas for our Pre-teen Girls”

There are so many ways we can prepare our girls for a healthy relationship with technology. Let’s explore these!

What will adolescence be like for my daughter? If you are a parent this question would have crossed your mind, at least once. And for many people it is terrifying to consider some of the potential dangers and difficulties that she could encounter as she walks this path. This fear is exacerbated by statistics inContinue reading “3 ways to help your daughter thrive in adolescence.”

Last year I took my youngest daughter to athletics for the first time but as we arrived at the track she promptly declared (in tears) that she didn’t want to try and wanted to go home. She was scared, upset and furious that I was making her go. After 20 minutes of loud wailing theContinue reading “Riding the Wave: How to keep calm when your daughter isn’t.”