How to rekindle love? (2)

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Thanks for the reply.

I find your daughter's decision to get rejected on purpose to be very brave. My kiddo isn't there yet. Is there anything you did as a parent that you feel helped get her to the place where she could address her issues so bravely?

What is the most helpful response you've found to a teen who is melting down over a social event?

Really, I'll take any crumbs of wisdom you can offer.

Hi Rose,

As her father I tried to teach her to trust herself and how to look for valuable information to teach herself. We live in a wonderful time with golden info right at our finger tips.

The top informational things she is into right now are a podcast called the Art of Likability.
Ted talk by Brene Brown and anything with her.
She also seeks out info about emotional intelligence and self love.
Susan Cain's Ted Talk about Introverts and her thoughts.
And lots of motivational speakers, their youtube vids, books ted talks etc

My part is to encourage her.
Learn with her
Listen as she shares her thoughts and ideas about it all.
And stand back and let her fall, but support her.
I also struggle with much of what she displays, so I tend to see and understand her challenges.
This is a sore point with STBX, as she is of the thought that I created our d18 this way.....that is another story.

I make many mistakes as I work with her, but we grow together and she teaches me how to better help her.


Anyway, let me know if this helps, outcomes, other questions as I would enjoy the opportunity to chat about our kids as a change of pace from the other stuff.