Creating Family Goals with Teenagers: A Practical Guide From the moment our kids are born, we started setting goals for them. But the real magic occurs when we teach our tweens and teens to create and set goals for themselves. Then we can involve our teens in setting goals together as a family. Creating family [...] The post Creating Family Goals with Teenagers appeared first on The Reluctant Cowgirl ..read more

After all the graduation parties are over, you find yourself left with just an empty house. The loss feels so deep. And though your friends may all seem fine, you feel like your world has shaken. When a teen leaves home for college or for the military, a season in a mom’s life has ended. [...] The post Mom’s Guide to Coping with Empty Nest Syndrome appeared first on The Reluctant Cowgirl ..read more

Bullet Journal Ideas for Teenagers: Fun and Creative Spreads to Inspire Back to School season is the perfect time to get more organized. And one of the perfect tools to give your teen is teaching them how to track and plan out their school week. The more organized and on top of their school tasks [...] The post Bullet Journal Ideas for Teenagers appeared first on The Reluctant Cowgirl ..read more

Are your teens disengaged? Frustrated with school? Apathetic about learning? Let’s talk about experiential learning as a tool for bringing a passion for learning and self-sufficiency back into the lives of your teens. Check out how learning by doing can make a difference for your family with these examples of experiential learning for teenagers! Sara [...] The post Learning By Doing: Examples of Experiential Learning for Teenagers appeared first on The Reluctant Cowgirl ..read more

Why do we act like some things in life, such as career planning for our teens, is such a mystery? That we just have to blindly hope that our teen will somehow figure it out on their own. With the cost of college continuing to rise, every year, we can’t afford to allow career planning [...] The post How Major Choice is Helping Teenagers Choose A Career Path appeared first on The Reluctant Cowgirl ..read more

Why do we act like some things in life, such as career planning for our teens, is such a mystery? That we just have to blindly hope that our teen will somehow figure it out on their own. With the cost of college continuing to rise, every year, we can’t afford to allow career planning [...] The post How Major Choice is Helping Teenagers Choose A Career Path appeared first on The Reluctant Cowgirl ..read more

Valentine’s Day was a pretty big day during my teenage years, as I went to an all girl high school. Some of the girls would receive big bouquets of flowers on Valentine’s Day, delivered right to the school. If you were single, like me, you felt a bit lonely! My dad even tried to send [...] The post 10 Fun Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your Teenager appeared first on The Reluctant Cowgirl ..read more

My heart broke when I heard what my teen had to say. When one of my teens was around middle school age, they came to me and told me how left out they felt among their peers. As things do in junior high, the friend groups had shifted. It can be startling as a parent, [...] The post When Your Lonely Teenager Has No Friends appeared first on The Reluctant Cowgirl ..read more

Here are gifts that are too cute not to buy for your favorite teen girl! Most of these holiday gifts I can’t claim to have come up with on my own. My teen daughter have used or bought most of these Christmas gift ideas. You have to check out the spa make up headband!! Adorable! [...] The post Trending Gifts for Teen Girls appeared first on The Reluctant Cowgirl ..read more

It’s that time of year again! Whether you are finally getting around to fulfilling that lifelong promise to yourself to start Christmas shopping early or you’re doing what most of do and last minute holiday shopping, I’ve got plenty of Christmas and holiday gift ideas for teenagers for YOU! Trending Christmas and Holiday Gift Ideas [...] The post Trending Christmas and Holiday Gift Ideas for Teenagers 2022 appeared first on The Reluctant Cowgirl ..read more