RAISING CONFIDENT TEEN DAUGHTERS | Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Mental Health Education, Parenting, Friendship, Comparison

In today's episode, we're talking about the emotional roller coaster of parenting teen girls, especially when they make choices we don't agree with. I'm sharing some encouragement and practical perspective to help you manage your own emotions, respond instead of react, and stay connected with your daughter through the hard stuff.

My favorite parenting quote ever: "The goal of parenting isn't raising a child who never makes mistakes. It's being a safe place for them to land when they do." 🧡

xo, Kristen

Mentioned in this episode:

- My Confidence Program for Girls/Moms: Learn the simple tools that help your daughter build confidence and strengthen your connection... without you having to figure it all out alone. I’ll guide you step-by-step. Join here →Meant to Be Confident

- FREE GUIDE: Join my email insider list and start building her worth and confidence today → Five Simple Ways to Build Your Daughter's Self-Esteem in Five Minutes a Day

My Resources:

- One-on-One Coaching: If you’d like more personalized support, I offer sessions for moms and girls!  Send me an email at [email protected]. 

- Join my Facebook Community: Raising Confident Teen Daughters

- Hand Lettered Design’s Workbooks: One of our favorites in our home. They make it easy (and fun!) for girls to strengthen their mental health daily. Check them out here → Use code KRISTEN to save 10%

- Connect with me on Instagram @meanttobe.me for more tips and behind-the-scenes!

Come hang out with me for a life-lately catch-up!

I’m sharing a little about a recent mother-daughter trip that had me thinking about motherhood from a different perspective... not as the mom, but as the daughter. We’ll talk about playing the long game with our girls and remembering that we’re not just raising girls… we’re building relationships with the women they’re becoming.

I’m also sharing what I’m reading right now plus a beautiful moment that came up in a coaching session this week. 

And if there’s something happening with your daughter that you find yourself needing support with, I’d love to help you work through it. Reach out to me about private coaching and tell me a little about what’s going on. 💕

xo, Kristen 

Mentioned in this episode:

- One-on-One Coaching: If you’d like more personalized support, I offer sessions for moms and girls!  Send me an email at [email protected]. 

My Resources:

- FREE GUIDE: Join my email insider list and start building her worth and confidence today → Five Simple Ways to Build Your Daughter's Self-Esteem in Five Minutes a Day

- Join my NEW Facebook Community: Raising Confident Teen Daughters

- My Confidence Program for Girls/Moms: Learn simple tools that help your daughter build confidence and strengthen your connection... without you having to figure it all out alone. I’ll guide you step-by-step. Join here →Meant to Be Confident

- Hand Lettered Design’s Workbooks: One of our favorites in our home. They make it easy (and fun!) for girls to strengthen their mental health daily. Check them out here → Use code KRISTEN to save 10%

- Connect with me on Instagram @meanttobe.me for more tips and behind-the-scenes!

Have you ever had one thing your tween or teen daughter does send your brain into a complete spiral?

In this episode, I’m sharing one simple tool to help you slow down, notice the story you’re telling yourself about your daughter’s behavior, and respond more intentionally instead of reacting from worry or frustration.

This tool never fails me and lays the foundation for confidence too!

xo, Kristen 

Missed my Raising Confident Girls Workshop?

You can still watch the replay FREE through Sunday! Simply register for the workshop below and I’ll send it straight to your inbox.

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And if you’re ready for more support, I'd love to have you join me inside Meant to Be Confident and save $100 through Sunday night.

Learn more and join here 🧡

My Resources:

- Join my NEW Facebook Community: Raising Confident Teen Daughters

- One-on-One Coaching: If you’d like more personalized support, I offer 45-minute sessions for moms and girls!  You can learn more or book a session here: Coaching

- Hand Lettered Design’s Workbooks: One of our favorites in our home. They make it easy (and fun!) for girls to strengthen their mental health daily. Check them out here → Use code KRISTEN to save 10%

- Connect with me on Instagram @meanttobe.me for more tips and behind-the-scenes!

Have you ever had one of those moments when your daughter is struggling and you just don’t know what to say or do to help?

I had one of those moments recently, and in this episode I’m sharing what helped me and a few things I want you to remember the next time your daughter is going through something hard.

And if you’ve ever wished you felt a little more calm, confident, and connected as you navigate these tween and teen years, I’d love to have you join me for my FREE Raising Confident Girls Workshop!

🧡 Save your free spot here: Workshop

We’re going to get practical about what it looks like to build your confidence with parenting, manage your own emotions, and stay connected through the hard stuff.

See you there!

xo, Kristen 

My Resources:

- Want to help your daughter start the new school year with confidence? Download my Back-to-School Confidence Boost guide for conversation starters, confidence-building activities, role-play ideas, fun printables, and more!

- Join my NEW Facebook Community: Raising Confident Teen Daughters

- My Confidence Program for Girls/Moms: Learn simple tools that help your daughter build confidence and strengthen your connection... without you having to figure it all out alone. I’ll guide you step-by-step. Join here →Meant to Be Confident

- One-on-One Coaching: If you’d like more personalized support, I offer 45-minute sessions for moms and girls!  You can learn more or book a session here: Coaching

- Hand Lettered Design’s Workbooks: One of our favorites in our home. They make it easy (and fun!) for girls to strengthen their mental health daily. Check them out here → Use code KRISTEN to save 10%

- Connect with me on Instagram @meanttobe.me for more tips and behind-the-scenes!

Are you noticing that your tween or teen daughter is worrying more about what other people think of her lately? Maybe you remember how challenging these years can be, and you’re worried she may be struggling with low self-esteem. You want to know what you can actually do to help. 🧡

After years of studying confidence and self-esteem, I put together this list of 5 simple ways to build your daughter’s self-esteem in just 5 minutes a day... and I promise you, it’s a game changer.

Time and time again, moms tell me that it really does work, as simple as some of these things may sound. Try it today!

Mentioned in this episode:

- FREE GUIDE: Join my email insider list and start building her worth and confidence today → Five Simple Ways to Build Your Daughter's Self-Esteem in Five Minutes a Day

- Join me for my free Raising Confident Girls Workshop where I’ll walk you through simple ways to stay calm, confident, and connected with your daughter.

You can register here:

Can't wait to see you there! September 15th 10 AM Az/Pacific

My Resources:

- Want to help your daughter start the new school year with confidence? Download my Back-to-School Confidence Boost guide for conversation starters, confidence-building activities, role-play ideas, fun printables, and more!

- Join my NEW Facebook Community: Raising Confident Teen Daughters

- My Confidence Program for Girls/Moms: Learn simple tools that help your daughter build confidence and strengthen your connection... without you having to figure it all out alone. I’ll guide you step-by-step. Join here →Meant to Be Confident

- One-on-One Coaching: If you’d like more personalized support, I offer 45-minute sessions for moms and girls!  You can learn more or book a session here: Coaching

- Hand Lettered Design’s Workbooks: One of our favorites in our home. They make it easy (and fun!) for girls to strengthen their mental health daily. Check them out here → Use code KRISTEN to save 10%

- Connect with me on Instagram @meanttobe.me for more tips and behind-the-scenes!

In this episode, we’re talking about how to help your tween or teen daughter navigate mean-girl behavior and friendship conflict without jumping in and taking over.

We’ll talk about:

- How to tell normal friendship conflict from an unhealthy pattern

And even though it’s so hard for our mom hearts to watch… our goal isn’t to solve every friendship problem for our girls.

It’s to help them become confident enough to recognize healthy friendships, speak up for themselves, and know they always have a safe place to come home to and talk about the hard stuff. 🧡

xo, Kristen 

Mentioned in this episode:

- Join me for my free Raising Confident Girls Workshop where I’ll walk you through simple ways to stay calm, confident, and connected with your daughter.

You can register here:

Can't wait to see you there! September 15th 10 AM Az/Pacific

My Resources:

- Want to help your daughter start the new school year with confidence? Download my Back-to-School Confidence Boost guide for conversation starters, confidence-building activities, role-play ideas, fun printables, and more!

- FREE GUIDE: Join my email insider list and start building her worth and confidence today → Five Simple Ways to Build Your Daughter's Self-Esteem in Five Minutes a Day

- Join my NEW Facebook Community: Raising Confident Teen Daughters

- My Confidence Program for Girls/Moms: Learn simple tools that help your daughter build confidence and strengthen your connection... without you having to figure it all out alone. I’ll guide you step-by-step. Join here →Meant to Be Confident

- One-on-One Coaching: If you’d like more personalized support, I offer 45-minute sessions for moms and girls!  You can learn more or book a session here: Coaching

- Hand Lettered Design’s Workbooks: One of our favorites in our home. They make it easy (and fun!) for girls to strengthen their mental health daily. Check them out here → Use code KRISTEN to save 10%

- Connect with me on Instagram @meanttobe.me for more tips and behind-the-scenes!

Do you ever feel like you’re walking on eggshells, changing plans to avoid a meltdown, or hesitating to say no because you already know how she’s going to react?

In this episode, we’re talking about what can happen when anxiety, rigidity, and/or big emotions start controlling the whole family, and how to support your tween or teen daughter during, after, between, and beyond the storm. 

I know how overwhelming and exhausting this can be… and there’s also hope that things can get better. 🧡

xo, Kristen 

Mentioned in this episode:

- Join me for my free Raising Confident Girls Workshop where I’ll walk you through simple ways to stay calm, confident, and connected with your daughter.

You can register here:

Can't wait to see you there! September 15th 10 AM Az/Pacific

- FREE GUIDE: Join my email insider list and start building her worth and confidence today → Five Simple Ways to Build Your Daughter's Self-Esteem in Five Minutes a Day

My Resources:

- Want to help your daughter start the new school year with confidence? Download my Back-to-School Confidence Boost guide for conversation starters, confidence-building activities, role-play ideas, fun printables, and more!

- Join my NEW Facebook Community: Raising Confident Teen Daughters

- My Confidence Program for Girls/Moms: Learn simple tools that help your daughter build confidence and strengthen your connection... without you having to figure it all out alone. I’ll guide you step-by-step. Join here →Meant to Be Confident

- One-on-One Coaching: If you’d like more personalized support, I offer 45-minute sessions for moms and girls!  You can learn more or book a session here: Coaching

- Hand Lettered Design’s Workbooks: One of our favorites in our home. They make it easy (and fun!) for girls to strengthen their mental health daily. Check them out here → Use code KRISTEN to save 10%

- Connect with me on Instagram @meanttobe.me for more tips and behind-the-scenes!

Are you living the life you actually want… and are you helping your daughter do the same? As intentional moms, it’s so easy to get caught up in the busyness of parenting and everyday life without stopping to think about what matters most to us in this season.

After celebrating another birthday last week and experiencing some really hard reminders lately of just how precious life is, I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting on how I’m spending my time, what I value most, and what I want this next season of life to look like.

In today’s episode, we’re doing a confidence reset together!

I’ll walk you through some of my favorite questions to help you (AND your tween or teen daughter) reflect on your strengths, passions, values, and goals… and make sure the way you’re actually living lines up with the person you want to be.

Grab your journal (and save this one to do again with your daughter!) and let’s do a little reset together. 🧡

xo, Kristen

Mentioned in this episode:

🎉 MY BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY! 🎉

I’m celebrating my August birthday by giving away THREE prize packages filled with some of my favorite things for raising confident, connected girls…and a few fun treats for you too! 

🥇 FIRST PRIZE (Value: $460)

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🥉 THIRD PRIZE (Value: $50)

HOW TO ENTER:

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Giveaway closes Sunday, August 16 at 11:59 PM AZ time!

Three winners will be selected and announced after the giveaway closes. Good luck, friend, and THANK YOU for celebrating my birthday with me and for helping more girl moms find this podcast! 🧡

Friendships can change quickly, especially at the start of a new school year.

Whether your daughter's best friend has drifted away, she's feeling left out of her friend group, or she's struggling to find her place, changing friendships can be one of the hardest parts of growing up.

In this episode, you'll learn how to support your tween or teen daughter through friendship struggles without trying to fix everything for her. You'll learn practical ways to help her build confidence, emotional resilience, and stronger connections as she navigates the ups and downs of friendships.

xo, Kristen 

Mentioned in this episode:

- My Confidence Program for Girls/Moms: Learn simple tools that help your daughter build confidence and strengthen your connection... without you having to figure it all out alone. I’ll guide you step-by-step. Join here →Meant to Be Confident

- Want to help your daughter start the new school year with confidence? Download my Back-to-School Confidence Boost guide for conversation starters, confidence-building activities, role-play ideas, fun printables, and more!

My Resources:

- FREE GUIDE: Join my email insider list and start building her worth and confidence today → Five Simple Ways to Build Your Daughter's Self-Esteem in Five Minutes a Day

- Join my NEW Facebook Community: Raising Confident Teen Daughters

- One-on-One Coaching: If you’d like more personalized support, I offer 45-minute sessions for moms and girls!  You can learn more or book a session here: Coaching

- Hand Lettered Design’s Workbooks: One of our favorites in our home. They make it easy (and fun!) for girls to strengthen their mental health daily. Check them out here → Use code KRISTEN to save 10%

- Connect with me on Instagram @meanttobe.me for more tips and behind-the-scenes!

Our girls don't learn confidence because life always goes according to plan... they learn it by watching how we respond when life doesn't. 🧡

In this episode, I'm sharing the confidence and emotional resilience lessons our family learned these past few months through my husband's job transition. From taking risks and facing failure to managing anxious thoughts and remembering our strengths, this season reminded us that the tools we teach our girls are the very same tools we need as adults.

If you've ever wondered how to help your daughter become more confident and emotionally resilient, this episode will encourage you to start by modeling those skills yourself.

xo, Kristen 

Mentioned in this episode:

- My Confidence Program for Girls/Moms: Learn simple tools that help your daughter build confidence and strengthen your connection... without you having to figure it all out alone. I’ll guide you step-by-step. Join here →Meant to Be Confident

- FREE GUIDE: Join my email insider list and start building her worth and confidence today → Five Simple Ways to Build Your Daughter's Self-Esteem in Five Minutes a Day

My Resources:

- Join my NEW Facebook Community: Raising Confident Teen Daughters

- One-on-One Coaching: If you’d like more personalized support, I offer 45-minute sessions for moms and girls!  You can learn more or book a session here: Coaching

- Hand Lettered Design’s Workbooks: One of our favorites in our home. They make it easy (and fun!) for girls to strengthen their mental health daily. Check them out here → Use code KRISTEN to save 10%

- Connect with me on Instagram @meanttobe.me for more tips and behind-the-scenes!