When parents let their 'what if' anxieties drive their dialogues, they often grab the steering wheel and try to drive their kids’ lives. When parents don’t allow children to own situations and muddle through their own process, they prevent kids from developing coping skills that make them resilient.
About 40% of all people are shy, but among junior-high girls, that number is more than 50%.
There's a paradox in parenting adolescents. Only when we give them enough privacy are they willing to be open with us.
Her innate value is intangible and beyond price--it's not something she can reach for like a sweater on a rack.
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