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When You and Your Daughter are Too Much Alike

When Mothers and Daughters are Too Similar: Work Through Issues at a Relaxing Sedona Retreat Do you have a daughter that you always seem to clash with? Are you a daughter whose mom drives you up the wall? Have you ever asked yourself if it’s because the two of you are so much alike? Dealing […]

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Why are Parents Afraid to Take Away Their Teens Cell Phones?

The Fear of Setting Limits: Cell Phones and Teens  It’s difficult to separate cell phones and teens these days, which isn’t surprising when you consider that it’s rare to see adults who aren’t glued to their screens as well. Many experts have devoted time to studying whether our addiction to the online world is harming […]

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How Important are Extracurricular Activities?

Extracurricular Activities and a Teen’s Future Most parents want to see their children thrive in school, and part of that is doing well in extracurricular activités. Whether it’s football or math club, the opportunity to participate in extracurricular learning offers plenty of benefits and should not be missed. Teen School Activities: What Are the Benefits? […]

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How Important is it for Your Teen to Give Back?

I find myself posting this at least every other year because I really believe that it is important to teach your kids to give back.  Kids are very ME Centric and if you don’t have them giving back, they can get too wrapped up in themselves. It Makes sense because we act like the world […]

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Having a Good Mother Daughter Relationship

Working on Your Adult Mother Daughter Relationship: It’s Never Too Late Even if you and your daughter did nothing but fight during her teenage years, you can make positive changes by working on your adult mother daughter relationship now. No matter how much the two of you clash, you need each other. Your daughter will […]

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Creating boundaries with your Teen

Setting and Sticking to Boundaries: How Clarity Can Prevent Teen Issues The only thing more difficult than sticking to boundaries is setting them in the first place. These days, parents are exposed to more opinions than ever before in history. If you’re strict, people will say you’re suffocating your kids. If you don’t set enough […]

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Needing a Mothers Support at all Ages

Triggers, Empathy and Support: The Healing Benefits of an Adult Mother Daughter Retreat  It’s sometimes difficult for mothers and daughters to feel empathy for each other, and this is often due to being triggered. There are a few reasons that mothers and daughters have the ability to easily trigger one another. The connection between mother […]

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Why is it so Hard to be with our Feelings?

Emotion is a Sign of Strength: How Shunning Tears is Creating Teen Issues  As a society, we’re losing the ability to connect with our emotions, and it’s a frightening thing. How often have you overheard a parent telling their young child to stop crying? How often have you said this to your own kids? The […]

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Mother Daughter Relationships

Mother Daughter Retreats for Improving Your Relationship at Any Age Mother daughter relationships grow and change over time, but without a strong foundation, it’s possible for the relationship to fall apart. How you interact with your daughter now will play a key role in how your relationship plays out in the future. Tips for Getting […]

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Getting Your Teen To Open Up To You

Engaging Communication: How to Handle Teens Shutting Down  You know that you’ve reached the next stage of parenting when your kids go from obsessively trying to get your attention to wanting nothing to do with you. Parents have been dealing with teens shutting down communication throughout history, but decades ago, the world was nowhere near […]

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