73: Seasons of change
Launching Your Daughter
Nicole is changing the direction of the podcast to Soulfilled Sisterhood where guests will be women, their work and impact on the world and how they making a difference for our future girls
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72: Ways parents can navigate divorce with teens
Launching Your Daughter
Stuart Fensterheim shares his expertise in couples work and how to help parents navigate divorce with their children.
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71: Encouraging teen girls and raising self esteem
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Ways parents can communicate to improve your daughter's self-esteem and self-confidence.
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70: Myths, Fairy Tales and Motherhood Creativity
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Lisa Marchiano LCSW discusses how myths and fairytales mirror what continues today with mothers and their creativity. Lisa shares the importance of self-care and how it impacts the parent-child relationship.
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69: Family roles and teens who challenge them
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Parents and caregivers may have an expectation of what they want their teenage daughter to become when they grow up and their girl can challenge that image. This episode is about exploring those inner thoughts and feelings through the lens of a movie.
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68: Story telling for anxious girls or picky eaters
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Brenda and Susan have written multiple story books for parents of young girls who want to decrease anxiety symptoms or being a picky eater. The illustrations and story show young girl learning how to be more confident and overcome fears.
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67: Transitions high school and beyond
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Today's episode I discuss encouraging teen girls to explore the next chapter in their lives, reflect on the current one and embracing change. We all go through transition in life and it can evoke feelings of joy, sadness, confusion, and fear. Allowing ourselves to feel the depth of the emotions and discuss it.
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66: Deepening parent and teen relationship
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Nicole Burgess LMFT and Life Coach discusses creating a deeper relationship between parent and teen daughter
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65: Assertive mothers and daughters
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Guest Dr. Hanks discusses her book The Assertiveness Guide for Women and how parents knowing themselves can empower their daughters.
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64: Time management and organization for teens with Maggie Wray
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Guest Maggie Wray PhD shares about how parents can support teens in time management, focusing and organization.
info_outlineIn today’s episode I discuss the difference between praise and encouragement, discouraging statements and self-reflection. Being a teenager can be challenging because they are wanting to feel accepted, step into their own identity but are still trying out new behaviors or beliefs, and wanting to feel successful and that they are enough. Parents, teachers, coaches, and mentors can role-model encouragement to improve self-esteem and use language that supports the teens in their life.
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In this episode you will learn: What discouragement can look like or sound like from your teen daughter Praise vs encouragement language PCIT-Parent-Child Interactive Therapy for parents of young children and how labeled praises is encouraging for compliance vs good or bad child Family meetings episode 2-help in decision making process Reflecting on what your expectations are for your teenager-overly ambitious which reinforces she is not enough or accepting her where she is Previous conversation with Neil Brown PhD (episode 58)-power struggles and faith in your child Comparing your children to one another or other teens-creates self-doubt, sense of unworthiness Exploring your own values and hers-check out episode one Encouraging her effort and improvement Focus on her strengths vs only focusing on the negative behaviors Stating what you appreciate about them (in any relationship) Embracing being imperfect as a teen and parent Examples of encouraging statements Build self-esteem: give them responsibility, have faith in them, s how appreciation for what they are doing at home, ask them for suggestions and feedback about family decisions, help them accept mistakes they made-episode 32 discussion with Lisa Damour, PhD reflect on her progress and process look at positive expectations without rescuing Reframing, zooming out, and helping her with different possible perspectives Parents reflect on how do you encourage yourself?