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Ask Dr. Carla: Tips for Mothers When Pre-Teen Daughters Begin to Test Your Authority

May 12, 2013 By

Happy Mother’s Day!

I hope you had an amazing day being honored and/or honoring the mothers, grandmothers, Godmothers, aunts, mother figures, and special women who are no longer with us who have loved, nurtured and cared for you.

Over the years, I have learned so much through my work as a speaker, health educator, researcher, girl advocate and coach that I would like to share with you about how to help girls become happy, healthy and confident. I have also had the opportunity to talk to countless parents and daughters about many issues that girls face as they navigate through the teen years. I am so excited to share this information with my readers through my new blog series featuring tips for parents, girl-serving professionals and teen girls!!! I hope that my blog will reach parents, concerned adults and girls around the world — especially those who are unable to coach with me or attend my live speaking events.

In today’s first episode of “Ask Dr. Carla,” I am interviewed by radio host Jennifer Keitt (The Jennifer Keitt Show, Kiss 104, Atlanta) about what mothers can do when their pre-teen daughters begin to test their authority. I hope you enjoy the video clip!

I would love to hear your thoughts!

  • Are you noticing changes in your pre-teen daughter as she begins to express her desire to become more independent?
  • What parenting strategies work best for you when your daughter tests your authority?
  • What challenges are you having in helping your pre-teen daughter become healthy, happy and confident?

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About Dr. Carla

Dr. Carla Stokes, PhD, MPH, is an adolescent health and behavior expert, professional keynote speaker, and women’s and girls’ health advocate. As a certified personal development coach and founder of Teen Girl University™, she helps young women and girls growing up in the digital age make healthy choices, strengthen social-emotional intelligence, and develop their leadership potential so they can thrive during adolescence and beyond. As a certified money breakthrough business coach and the founder of the A Heart for Girls™ Business Academy, she helps women with a heart for empowering girls build sustainable speaking and coaching businesses so they can monetize their work and have a bigger impact. For 15 years, Dr. Carla also served as the founder and former Executive Director of Helping Our Teen Girls In Real Life Situations, Inc. (HOTGIRLS)®, an award-winning 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and lives of underserved Black young women and girls. Her groundbreaking research and work with girls has been published in academic books and journals, studied in university courses, and featured in respected media outlets, including The New York Times, NBC, CBS, Fox, Fast Company, Yahoo! Parenting, Reuters, Woman's Day, and Ebony.

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