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
       
      
    
  
    
      
      Why a Narcissist Friend Tries to Isolate You and Go After Your Friends
      
        
      
      
        Bullying, Gaslighting, Rude People, Social eventsChristina Ferrarimean girl, narcissist, narcissists, gossip, power, competition, envy, jealousy, jealous, friend help, friend advice, isolate, turned friends, turned friends against me
       
      
    
  
    
      
      What to Do When a Mean Girl Covert Narcissist Rewrites the Story to Make You the Villain
      
        
      
      
        Mean Girls, Rude People, Social events, Boundaries, BullyingChristina Ferrarinarcissists, narcissist, narcissistic, mean girl, mean girl narcissist, covert, covert narcissist, villain, copying, copy, accuse, lying, victim, blame, blaming, cold, intimidating, intimidate, boundaries, fake
       
      
    
  
    
      
      What to Do When You Run Into Someone You Didn’t Want to See
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      When Mean Girl Moms Play Games With Birthday Invites: What To Do So Your Child Doesn’t Pay the Price
      
        
      
      
        Kids, Mean Girls, Rude People, School dynamics, Social eventsChristina Ferrarimean girl, mean girls, mean girl moms, birthday party, friend drama, school drama, ghost, cancel last minute, group chat, class group chat, class chat, parent drama, immature, immaturity
       
      
    
  
    
      
      3 reasons why you trigger people & how to not take it personally
      
        
      
      
        Boundaries, Family, Friends, Gaslighting, Mean Girls, Mother in law, Rude People, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarispiral, spiraling, trigger, triggering, doesn't like you, personal, how to not take it personal, overthink, mean girls, relational aggression, school, kids, coworkers, toxic, family drama
       
      
    
  
    
      
      4 Tactics Mean Girl Moms Use to Make Sure You Don’t Feel Welcome When School Starts
      
        
      
      
        Bullying, Friends, Family, Gaslighting, Mean Girls, Mother in law, Rude People, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarirelational aggression, bullying, bully, mean girl, mean girl mom, mean girl moms, excluded, not welcome, ignored, group chat, ignore you, ignoring, doesn't say hi, hi
       
      
    
  
    
      
      How to Shift from Supporter to Participant (without stealing the spotlight) in your Friendships
      
        
      
      
        Family, Friends, Social eventsChristina Ferrarione upper, brag, bragging, bragger, spotlight, friend help, fringe friend, supporter, support, participant, equal friend, connect, real friend, authentic friendship
       
      
    
  
    
      
      4 Things You’re Doing That Are Making You Less Likable (and How to Fix Them)
      
        
      
      
      
    
  
    
      
      3 Things to Do If You’re Tired of Being the Backup Fringe Friend
      
        
      
      
        Friends, Social events, DatingChristina Ferrarimaking friends, friend, friends, new friends, friend help, conversation, social skills, how to connect, real friendships, authentic, fringe, fringe friend, back up friend, not the favorite, popular
       
      
    
  
    
      
      4 Tactics Mean Girl Moms Use When It’s Time for Back to School 
      
        
      
      
        Friends, Kids, Mean Girls, Rude People, School dynamics, Social eventsChristina Ferrarirelational aggression, mean girl, mean girl moms, mean boy mom, mean girls, school drama, left out, excluded, group chat, parent drama
       
      
    
  
    
      
      How to Handle a Contrarian Friend Without Creating Drama
      
        
      
      
        Boundaries, Friends, Family, Mother in law, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferraricontrarian, drama, disagree, disagreement, argument, argue, always arguing, always negative, always reaching out
       
      
    
  
    
      
      How to Spot a Contrarian Friend (and Know When It’s a Red Flag)
      
        
      
      
        Friends, Mean Girls, Work Situations, Social eventsChristina Ferraricontrarian, always arguing, always has to be right, opinionated, opinion, friendship, friend drama, disagreement, argue, arguing
       
      
    
  
    
      
      Comebacks for the Fringe Friend: You’re always welcome but never invited, what to do & say. 
      
        
      
      
        Friends, Mean Girls, Social events, School dynamicsChristina Ferrarifringe friend, welcome but never invited, welcomed not invited, not invited, mean girls, friend groups, one sided friendship, friend group, welcome, not included, excluded
       
      
    
  
    
      
      Why You Feel Drained After Socializing And What to Do About It
      
        
      
      
        Friends, Social eventsChristina Ferraridrained, introvert, social anxiety, social battery, small talk, depth, real friend, authentic friend, eggshells, fitting in
       
      
    
  
    
      
      Why Mean Girls Use Status Checks and What to Say Back
      
        
      
      
        Rude People, School dynamics, Work Situations, Social events, Mean Girls, FriendsChristina Ferrarimean girls, status checks, status checking, one upping, social hierarchy, one sided friendship, one sided, toxic friend
       
      
    
  
    
      
      How to Act Around Someone You’re Not Friends With Anymore without Being Fake
      
        
      
      
        Boundaries, Body Language, Friends, Mean Girls, Social events, Work Situations, School dynamicsChristina Ferrarifriend breakup, not friends anymore, fake, friendship audit, she doesn't like me anymore, mean girl, friends
       
      
    
  
    
      
      What to say when your child is never in the Group Chat Photos