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Helping tween and teen girls—and their parents—navigate friendship challenges and build confidence. Find the tools and resources you need to support your daughter and empower her to live bravely.

Why Summer Feels Hard on Friendships (And How to Support Your Tween or Teen) parenting tips summer friendships teen frienships teen problems teen worries teenage anxiety teenage daughter feels left out by friends tips for parents tips for teens Jun 25, 2025

Summer is supposed to feel carefree, but for many tweens and teens, it can stir up unexpected friendship worries.

Without the daily rhythm of school, it’s easy for friendships to feel off balance:

  • Texts go unanswered.

  • Group chats slow down.

  • Friends are away on vacation, at camp, or s

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7 ways to Help Your Daughter Handle Events with Frenemies belonging child's emotional growth friendship loss in teens friendships mean girls mother daughter relationship teen problems teen worries teenage daughter feels left out by friends Mar 19, 2025

Have you ever watched your daughter hesitate before saying “yes” to a birthday party, school dance, or group hangout—not because she’s shy, but because she knows someone will be there who makes her feel uncomfortable?

Maybe it’s a former friend who’s suddenly gone cold, a group that’s subtly pushin...

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5 Things Your Daughter Needs to Know About Forgiveness friendship loss in teens friendships frienship loss in teens mom and daughter mother daughter relationship parenting tips rejection teen problems teen worries teenage daughter feels left out by friends Mar 05, 2025

 Forgiveness can be a tricky topic, especially for girls navigating friendships, conflicts, and emotional ups and downs. Many of us were raised with the idea that forgiveness means forgetting or letting someone back into our lives, but true forgiveness is about finding peace—without sacrificing our ...

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The Art of Apologizing: 6 Key Steps to a Real Apology Every Girl Should Know friendships mom and daughter mother daughter relationship teen apology tips teen problems teenage anxiety teenage daughter feels left out by friends tips tips for teens Feb 26, 2025

Last week in The Brave Girl Tribe, we had a heartfelt conversation about something surprisingly overlooked—how to apologize the right way. Most of the girls shared that they had never actually been taught how to make a proper apology!

 This made me think of Dr. Kirk Honda from Psychology in Seattle...

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