Healthy Mom Group or Toxic Mom Group?
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Assertive Comebacks To Use When They Say: "Why Aren't You Close Anymore?"
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Why That Group Wasn’t a Fit (And How to Move On Without Closure or Self-Blame)
Boundaries, Friends, Kids, Mean Girls, School dynamicsChristina Ferrariself blame, closure, group, mean girl, mean girl moms, mom group
Why Some Mean Girls Exclude You (Even When You Didn’t Do Anything Wrong)
Bullying, Boundaries, Friends, Kids, Mean Girls, School dynamics, Social eventsChristina Ferrarimean girl, exclude, exclusion, middle school, kids, dynamic, left out, party, why
How to Become Unreadable Around Mean Girls
Friends, Gaslighting, Kids, Mean Girls, School dynamicsChristina Ferrarimean girl, herd, unreadable, emotion, emotional, how to act around a mean girl
How to Out Calm and Out Position a Mean Girl Herd
School dynamics, Social events, Mean Girls, Kids, Gaslighting, FriendsChristina Ferrarimean girl, herd, out calm, out position, how to deal with mean girls
Why Trio Friendships So Often End in Quiet Realignment
Friends, Kids, Mean Girls, Social events, School dynamicsChristina Ferraritrio, excluded, fringe friend, left out, bridge, connected, connector, mean girl
4 Reasons Men Don’t Believe Mean Girl Behavior Exists and How to Explain It So They Finally Get It
Bullying, Body Language, Family, Friends, Gaslighting, Kids, Rude People, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarimean girl, excluded, mean mom, school, high school, middle school
When the Group Chat Turns Toxic: Stay, Mute, or Leave?
Mean Girls, School dynamics, Social events, Friends, BullyingChristina Ferrarigroup chat, mute, leave, mean girl, toxic mean girl, toxic friends, high school, middle school
How to Walk into School Prepared When You're Dealing with Mean Girl Moms: Holiday Break Edition
Body Language, Bullying, Gaslighting, Kids, Mean Girls, Rude People, School dynamics, Social eventsChristina Ferrarimean girl, back to school, holiday break, playdate, mean girl mom, mean girls, group chat, excluded, ignore, doesn't like me, doesn't like you
How to Turn a New Connection Into a Real Friendship
Friends, Mean Girls, School dynamics, Social eventsChristina Ferrarifriends, ice out, icing out, new friends, acquaintance, acqu, build friend, make new friends, new friend, making new friends, how to make new friends
How to Spot Mutual Friendships Early: When You Share Good News or Bad News
Friends, Mean Girls, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarimutual friendship, friends, friend, good news, bad news, frenemy, mean girl, real friend, genuine, genuine friend, fringe
Why They Didn't Invite You & What To Do
Boundaries, Family, Friends, Kids, Mean Girls, Social events, School dynamics, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarileft out, not invited, uninvited, fringe friend, friend help, kicked out, ignore, didn't invite me, didn't invite you, party, play date, no interest
How to Handle Parenting in Unsafe and Uncomfortable Situations
Boundaries, Friends, Family, Kids, Gaslighting, Social events, School dynamicsChristina Ferrariassertive parenting, parenting, parent drama, kid drama, kids will be kids, boys will be boys, unsafe, misbehaving
5 Reasons Your Friendship Ended and What To Do Next
Boundaries, Family, Dating, Friends, Kids, Mean Girls, Social events, School dynamics, Work SituationsChristina Ferrariclosure, breakup, friend breakup, friend loss, broke up with a friend, friend broke up with me, friend ended
3 Signs a “Mean Nice Girl” Is Friend Hopping With Whoever You Bond With So You Stay the Outsider
Bullying, Boundaries, Friends, Kids, Mean Girls, Social events, School dynamics, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarifriend hopping, friend drama, stealing my friend, stealing my friends, trio, mean girl, mean nice girl, fake, relational aggression, closer, third wheel, triangulation
How to Teach Your Child to Be Assertive (Without Being a Pushover)
Body Language, Boundaries, Bullying, Friends, Kids, Mean Girls, School dynamicsChristina Ferrariassertive, kids, how to teach your child to be assertive, middle school, elementary, high school, preschooler
How to Teach Kids to Use a Strong Voice (Not a Loud One)
Bullying, Friends, Kids, Mean Girls, School dynamics, Social eventsChristina Ferraristrong voice, loud voice, yelling, assertive, assertive kid, assertive child, how to teach your child to be assertive, how to teach your kid to be assertive, teenager, school drama, bullying, stand up for yourself
How to Teach Kids What Makes a Good Friend (Without Turning Them Into People Pleasers)
Boundaries, Friends, Kids, Social events, School dynamicsChristina Ferrariparenting, parent drama, sharing, loud, yelling, aggressive, good friend, bad friend, nursery school, preschool, age 2, age 3, age 4, age 5, kids, school, elementary
4 Reasons Everyone Buys the Mean Girl’s Lies Before Hearing Your Side & What to Do About It
Boundaries, Bullying, Friends, Gaslighting, Kids, Mean Girls, Mother in law, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarimean girl, smear campaign, rumor, narcissists, narcissist, middle school, grown mean girl, mean girl mom