I’m excited to share that I’ll be starting a podcast at my school, interviewing kids ages 11-18 to hear directly from their perspective. 🎙️ This is your chance to shape the conversation! 💎What questions or topics should I include to help parents gain a better understanding of what it’s like for their children to grow up in today’s generation? 💡Drop your questions or ideas below—Your input could spark meaningful discussions that help bridge the gap between generations.

I know many of us have been working on breaking away from a lot of the ineffective parenting practices that our moms did. But what are those things that she did well that you use and that you’ve taught your child? For me, it’s saying I love you. It used to be hard for me to say I love you because of the strained relationship that my mom and I had. She would say she loved me, yet exhibited behavior of the contrary. Meanwhile, my Nana would show her love, but would NEVER say it…like ever 😩 The words “I love you” were such a conundrum for me, and I needed to heal. I had to tell myself that I could say AND show love. It didn’t have to be one or the other. I had to take what I learned from being raised by my mom and my Nana and make love make sense. I consciously decided I would tell my son I love him everyday and of course show it too. But I didn’t want to do more to compensate for not being able to say it as he got older. Im glad that my mom taught me the power of those three words. My son is 17 and we say “I Love You” every day. I may say it first or he may say it first. He says is before he leaves the house, before bed, and even in front of friends. For that I am grateful 🙏🏾💕 What is 1 Thing Your Mother Taught You That You Use or Do in Your Life Now?

I would highly recommend watching this movie with your child! Bring some tissues. Such an incredible movie with so many gems 💎💎 My son loved it, and I plan to show it to my 8th grade Self Love class. I’ve created discussion questions and a project for it. Let me know if y’all watch it.

There was a small crash out at my house with my oldest daughter about some of her choices in regards to her own two kids and ans one of her baby daddy. We had a difference of opinion. So that lead to an argument. She is 25, lives with me. So that lead to her, my 14 year old daughter and my 23 year old son having a pow wow about how we “the parents” don't listen to them. I always since they were young drove in their heads that they can always come to me and talk about anything, yet they don’t. I can’t read minds if they don’t come to me I can’t “listen”. I want them to feel heard, what does that look like? Mind you my generation was taught to be seen and not heard. There was no anxiety and mental health and gentle parenting. 😩

I love the idea of this group I think at this day and age and this time in life it was needed for me. I have 2 older children they are 25 and 23. My youngest is 14. I remember going through teen behavior before with my older 2 but it’s so different with my youngest. I have assumptions as to why with social media being way bigger than it was then. I just feel she (my 14 year old) is so negative in a sense of self esteem and confidence, she is also to me way too empathetic with what goes on in the world and she becomes so engulfed and that turns into sadness. She is a smart beautiful kind girl and I wish she knew that. No matter how much we encourage her she has these bought of doubt.