She's always been a follower not a leader, and because she's a nice kid and a bit of a peacemaker she has been taken advantage of by quite a few friends over the years. Started when she was about 5...
It's tough out there in the world of teenage girls, and she seems to have turned in on herself bit. I want her to recognise a good relationship (I don't have one with dp but that's another story), how to assert herself without being aggressive (the way she's heading).
But kids are horrific these days. One came in the other morning with her friend. Dd walked down the stairs and she laughed at what she was wearing! I made sure dd knew that was out of order, but they are all so insecure and don't seem to care about common decency.
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Anyone know a good empowering book I can give to dd 13
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