If your daughter is unable to control her emotions, this can make parenting tough. You may not be able when to predict when she will have an outburst and it can feel like a constant power struggle. If you have never experienced the struggle yourself,...
School refusal in young girls is something that can become a problem too large to fight at home. When your child refuses to go to school, convincing them to go can be quite a battle. A school refusal treatment program may be the best next...
We underestimate our primal connections to other mammals, who are deeply relational creatures and have the ability to form similar attachment styles as humans do. We see animals, like horses, as things to play with and ride for fun without considering how their past experiences...
Middle school is a tough period of transition and hormonal changes. For young girls, this can mean the beginning of their menstrual cycle, their newfound romantic interests, and the start of drama between peers. All of the excitement can quickly become overwhelming. Being a parent...
Sometimes it is hard to understand how your 10 year old daughter may have so many anger issues at such a young age, especially if they are starting to escalate through adolescence. Anger is understood as a secondary emotion that is caused by an inability...
Anxiety and depression are characterized by self-doubt and hopelessness for one’s future, which impacts one’s ability to be make concrete goals about what they want in life. It is hard enough for your anxious middle school daughter to trust that she can make it through...
As your daughter moves into middle school and class invites become more exclusive friend group invites, making and keeping friends become more difficult. Teenagers girls love to gossip about boys and clothes and become competitive about appearance and achievement to the point where it can...