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30th April 2018

Ensuring That Your Teenage Girl Is Happy

If you’re the parent of a young girl, whether she’s still a child, currently a tweenager, or has already reached those challenging teenage years; you’ll understand that it’s getting harder to keep a calm and happy home. The dreaded hormones will be enroute, and they’ll affect her mood, to the point where your household atmosphere has become an unpredictable place. It’s difficult for any parent to see their little ones grow up so fast; however, it’s important that you get onboard with the process, and make it as positive as possible for everyone involved. The tweenage and teenage years with your daughter don’t have to be something you dread; it’s an important time in their life, where they grow and develop into the young adult they’ll eventually become.

 

And, don’t worry, there are plenty of things you can do, improve, and change along the way to ensure that your kids are as happy as possible so that they are able to thrive more independently as the months and years pass. The main thing is that you enjoy as much time with them as you can before they fly the nest (sob). The following are some ideas, inspiration, and advice, to help parents of (nearly) teenage girls to ensure that their daughters are happy and doing as well as possible, through great communication, and independence.

teenage girl walking down a dirt track

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Check Up On Their Environment

 

Don’t automatically assume that your tweenager is arriving home in distress, or upset, merely because of their age. Your (not-so) little girl might be dealing with bullying or an unhelpful teacher, or they might just not be reaching their full potential at school, so they feel frustrated. Therefore, make sure that you’ve explored every option regarding their current and future education. Whether you look into a high school for girls or feel like a mixed environment would suit your daughter better; you need to start by talking to her. Communication is the best way to get the most out of your kids. If they’re not saying much; talk to other parents, and their teachers; this is a great way to gauge if anything is going on at school that you should know about.

 

A Safe And Open Space

It’s crucial that your daughter feels like she has somewhere safe to return home to, and that you’re a protector, but also someone that she can be open with. Teenagers are notorious for keeping their feelings to themselves, so it’s down to you to keep the lines of communication open at all times. Ensure that they know they can ask you anything, and don’t need to feel embarrassed about certain issues. They’ll be experiencing changes; both physically and mentally, and it’s a lot to deal with, especially in a social-media-driven age. If they do have access to a phone, device, or computer; make sure that they’re made to switch off and have some time away from the screen regularly. Ask them questions, take her out for a treat on a Saturday to see how she’s doing, and keep the conversation going, even when her mood changes. The teenage years are never easy, but you can help to ensure that hers are the best they can be.

 

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Every Fifteen Minutes By Lisa Scottoline – Book Review #17

Wow, finishing Every Fifteen Minutes means I’ve read book 17 already! I’m about 5 books ahead of my target for the year, but the summer holidays will be upon us soon which means I’ll probably fall behind!

Every Fifteen Minutes

Here’s the blurb from Goodreads:

Dr. Eric Parrish is the Chief of the Psychiatric Unit at Havemeyer General Hospital outside of Philadelphia. Recently separated from his wife Alice, he is doing his best as a single Dad to his seven-year-old daughter Hannah. His work seems to be going better than his home life, however. His unit at the hospital has just been named number two in the country and Eric has a devoted staff of doctors and nurses who are as caring as Eric is. But when he takes on a new patient, Eric’s entire world begins to crumble. Seventeen-year-old Max has a terminally ill grandmother and is having trouble handling it. That, plus his OCD and violent thoughts about a girl he likes makes Max a high risk patient. Max can’t turn off the mental rituals he needs to perform every fifteen minutes that keep him calm.

With the pressure mounting, Max just might reach the breaking point. When the girl is found murdered, Max is nowhere to be found. Worried about Max, Eric goes looking for him and puts himself in danger of being seen as a “person of interest” himself. Next, one of his own staff turns on him in a trumped up charge of sexual harassment. Is this chaos all random? Or is someone systematically trying to destroy Eric’s life?

New York Times best selling author Lisa Scottoline’s visceral thriller, Every Fifteen Minutes, brings you into the grip of a true sociopath and shows you how, in the quest to survive such ruthlessness, every minute counts

My Thoughts

This book was a bit slow for me. I did enjoy it and didn’t see the end coming but I had to make myself pick it up to read a few pages every day.
It did pick up a bit and I managed to read it in a week but if I weren’t doing the Goodreads reading challenge, I think it would have taken me much longer to get to the end.

 

Goodreads 2018 reading challenge, 17 books read


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