The tween years, ages9-13, shape the woman she'll become.
Everyone notices the acne, attitude, and eye rolls.
I'm focused on something bigger.
Girls are building confidence, emotional intelligence, independence, friendships, communication, and the thinking skills they'll use for the rest of their lives.
I'll help you understand what's happening and show you how to lead through it.
Why Are My Daughter's Emotions All Over the Place?
During the tween years, her brain is changing just as quickly as her body. The emotional part of her brain develops faster than the part responsible for logic, planning, and self-control. She's not broken, dramatic, or trying to make your life difficult.
She's learning how to experience emotions she hasn't felt before and she still needs your help making sense of them.
Watch this with your daughter.
I Feel Like My Daughter Is Pulling Away
How to stay connected without chasing, lecturing, or losing your relationship.
There comes a moment when it feels like everything changes.
You're watching her do one of the most important jobs of adolescence: becoming her own person.
She needs you differently.
Check out this video on embracing middle school.
What actually helps girls believe in themselves?
The tween years are when many girls begin to look outside themselves for answers about who they are. Friends become more influential, social media becomes louder, school gets harder, and puberty changes both their bodies and their brains.
Confidence doesn't disappear overnight.It's challenged.
Confidence is built through experiences, problem-solving, mistakes, and learning that they can handle hard things.
Check out this video that explains it all.
Finally—Solutions to the Worries You’ve Been Silently Carrying
BIG feelings.. Friendships. Attitude.
Here’s where it all starts to make sense.
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Your Leader, Nik Bowers, M.Ed.
Life with tweens and teens is messy, loud, beautiful, and harder than ever to navigate.
I’ve spent over twenty years in schools, colleges, and homes, helping families through the ups and downs of adolescence.
The moms and daughters who go through this work come out stronger, calmer, and more confident in who they are because I’ve lived it from every direction and I know how to help you do the same.
What People Are Saying
Our Mom's and Tween's Are Growing Closer...
"We have peaceful evenings that I didn't think was possible."
Jenn T.
Mom of 12-year old daughter
"I was nervous about asking for help but I felt like I was failing. Nik is with you and your child every step of the way."
Sarah, T.
Mom of 9 and 11-year-old
"My parenting and relationship with my daughter is completely different. It is still hard but I have a plan and we are so much better than what we were."
Emily, B.
Mom of 14-year-old