by Kim Davies | Jun 10, 2020 | empowerment, girls, middle schoolers, online, self-esteem, stress, summer camp, summer program, teen girls, teens
Emotions are running high We are living in sh*t show right now. The white patriarchal foundation is crumbling (yay!), unheard voices are rising to be heard, the injustices of racism, unequal access to health care and job inequities are coming to the forefront. We are...
by Kim Davies | Apr 9, 2017 | girls, inner critic, middle schoolers, preteen girls, preteens, self-esteem, stress, Uncategorized
Recently, I took a beginning class in Musical improv and I loved it. Remember Wayne Brady on Whose Line is it Anyways? I want to be able to make up songs on the spot like him! The instructor created a safe environment for us to explore. First we experimented with our...
by Kim Davies | Jan 17, 2017 | election, stress, Uncategorized
I just finished reading Jodi Picoult’s book on racism, Small Great Things. The title comes from a quote attributed to Martin Luther King “If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” The book is about recognizing the racism we have in...
by Kim Davies | Nov 16, 2016 | election, parenting, preteens, stress, tween
The Aftermath of the Election Trump may have won the Presidency but we cannot let what he stands for ‘win.’ Many of us have been badmouthing Trump mercilessly for the last year and now he is our President. How do we show our children that we are going to...
by Kim Davies | Sep 13, 2016 | girls, middle schoolers, parenting, preteen girls, stress, tween
1. Knock and wait for me to say “come in” before entering my room. When she was younger she had no problem with you walking right in. But now she wants her privacy and wants more control. One of the most embarrassing things for a girl is for her dad to walk in...
by Kim Davies | Sep 7, 2016 | girls, introverts, middle schoolers, preteen girls, stress
Your daughter is changing. It’s an adjustment for both you and your daughter. Here’s some characteristics that you may be seeing in your daughter derived from observing many middle schoolers and being a parent to my 13 year old daughter. 1) She will often talk in...
