When your kids hit the tween and teen age, life seems to have a whole new set of rules and can be a little bewildering – for them and for us! Our beautiful kids are in a time of great change and are testing boundaries, developing a strong sense of self and feeling all these unusual and often scary emotions.
There are some fabulous resources around to give us the skills to support our children as they grow into adulthood. Here are my favourites.
Mummaste: Emma Lagerlow – helping mums of tweens and teens thrive
Emma founded Mummaste to inspire and support mums of tweens and teens to reach for their goals and find greater purpose, connection, and wellbeing for themselves.
Emma has created several FREE resources which are available on the Mummaste website to help mums prioritise self-care, grow their self-love and practise gratitude so they calmly and lovingly navigate raising tweens and teens. Emma knows that it can be a lonely and challenging time for parents and has herself experienced the highs and lows as her kids have faced health challenges and tested boundaries on their quest for independence.
Through Mummaste and her life coaching business, Emma has many tools to help mums build resilience and self-acceptance so they can fully love their families and thrive in their own life with purpose and fulfilment.
Emma has studied life-coaching, self-development, and parenting. .
Emma is a life coach who helps mums who are raising tweens and teens to reclaim their sense of self.
You can find Emma on the Mummaste website on Instagram and on Facebook or you can email to hello@mummaste.com.
Mummaste recommends:
Miss-Connection by Dr Justin Coulson
The Princess Bitchface by Michael Carr-Greg and Elly Robinson
Raising Boys by Steve Biddulph.
Podcasts
The Too Peas Podcast is informative and entertaining for parents of children with special needs or otherwise.
Self-development
Mastering your Mean Girl by Melissa Ambrossini
Podcasts:
The Melissa Ambrossini Show, Lady Startup Stories and Seize the Yay
Raising Strong Daughters – Amanda Stokes
Amanda is an educator, presenter, and parenting mentor with over 20 years’ experience working with young people and their families.
Author of The Tween Mother’s Tool Book, Amanda supports parents to raise resilient, reflective, and connected young people. She also offers a membership program, The Empowered Mum Squad and other resources to help mums along their parenting journey.
Follow her on Instagram for daily tips and wisdom, and keep an eye out for her online sessions and events to support mums, and build connection between mums and daughters.
Amanda recommends:
Instagram
@empowerfulgirls podcast
Teen Breathe Magazine ( I just subscribed Emmie to this, thanks Amanda)
Everyday Resilience by Michelle Mitchell
A Girl’s Guide To Puberty/ A Guy’s Guide to Puberty by Michelle Mitchell
Podcasts:
Smiling Mind for Meditation
Mothering Girls – Dr. Fiona Ghiglione
Fiona is on a mission to help mums and their preteen girls grow and thrive together in preparation for the teen years. Through research-based, innovative and fun programs, Mothering Girls will take you and your daughter on a two-month adventure to cultivate skills that will be invaluable in navigating body image, challenging friendships, the online world, puberty and much more.
Fiona is a mindfulness specialist, mum and passionate advocate for empowering our next generation of girls. You can check out her programs and download a bunch of free resources at www.motheringgirls.com or Instagram
Mothering Girls recommends:
Girling Up by Mayim Bialik, PhD
Mindful Discipline by Shauna Shapiro, PhD & Chris White, MD
Podcasts:
Raising Good Humans by Dr. Aliza (Dear Media Production)
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls (for our girls)