by Kim Davies | Jul 12, 2017 | teens, tween, Uncategorized
My husband was on sabbatical last summer, so to take advantage of his extra time, he acquiesced to my calling I’ve had for the past couple of years to go to Ireland. My son wanted to go to London as he says “All the good writers and tv shows come from...
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 | Mar 28, 2016 | girls, middle schoolers, parenting, preteen girls, preteens, stress, tween, yoga
We brainstormed what to do when you are angry in one of my Girls Rock Yoga class for middle school girls. We talked about healthy ways and not so healthy ways. I always learn when I am teaching. I started to teach about how some strategies are a distraction from our...
by Kim Davies | Oct 20, 2015 | girls, middle schoolers, online, stress, tween, Uncategorized
My daughter wrote this herself, after realizing she was spending too much time on screens during the summer. My daughter has really struggled with balancing her time on screens. We all can relate to this! She realizes that if she goes on to YouTube, she will get...
by Kim Davies | Sep 1, 2015 | girls, middle schoolers, stress, tween
8th grade was the worst year of my life. I was 13, my parents were annoying and embarrassing (wearing those Birkenstocks!) No one liked me at school. I didn’t have any friends. I was miserable. Wait a second. Is that true? Did I not have any friends? I actually...
