Are you bewildered why your daughter continues to hang out with the girlfriend that teases and humiliates her in front of her peers and then playfully invites her to hang out after school? If you’re struggling with how to support your daughter’s frenemy-like relationship, consider how tricky it must be for her to navigate! Frenemies are defined as “a person or group that is friendly toward another because the relationship […]

Have you gone to the mall lately? It didn’t take long before I was reminded of the power of the teenage tribe. The importance was on full display as the teenage girls moved through the store, practically sewn-together-at-the-hip. As you’re probably noticing about now, your daughter is ready to spread her beautiful, independent wings and establish a “tribe” outside the family. While she’s engaging in the tribe building process, she’ll […]