I always end my talks with kids with this question:

What do you want the adults to know?

Today's answer:

Just because you think the stuff I like is weird doesn't mean you should say that to me.

Hey parents. Even parents of teens. Go take a parenting course. Even if you're a great parent, you'll learn something that will help you be even better.

I meet way too many kids who have "good parents" that they can't talk to.

I was once talking with someone who should have had my back, but instead was participating in bashing me. They told me "I do what I need to for people to like me. I need to fit in."

I'll never trust them again. But they have my compassion. Because what a shitty way to live

People who don't like kids shouldn't be allowed to work with kids.

Hashtag stuff that shouldn't have to be said and yet.

An 8 yr old I worked with today kept telling me they were excited to have Polysporin for dinner. I still have no idea what they're having for dinner tonight.

What food could be confused with polysporin?!

I work with a lot of kids. There are 3 main things they want from you:

❤️ Your time without them having to ask for it, not related to their (or their siblings) activities

❤️ To not be involved in adult disagreements about parenting & relationships

❤️ To be seen as a whole person

#mentalhealth #parenting #divorce

I spend most Sunday evenings #coaching teens or young adults. I work mostly with kids who have challenges around:

👉 finding a path after pandemic grad

👉 making more positive choices with peers

👉 getting their adults on the same page to move forward through a challenging circumstance

I love Youth Resilience coaching so much. Kids just want to be heard, without judgement.

#Bullying #GoalSetting #ParentingTeens #GrowthMindset