Hi! I'm
Dr. Kimberley Palmiotto
Therapist, School Psychologist,
Author, Coach...GIRL MOM!
I help moms of tween and teen girls navigate the roller coaster of puberty and adolescence!
What is Nurturing Girls?
Nurturing Girls was developed as a way for moms of girls to find support and education about adolescence and how they can navigate it with their daughters while maintaining a connection. Many of my clients in my therapeutic practice come to me when their daughters start puberty or enter adolescence because they find that the old ways of parenting just don't work anymore and they are at a loss. Moms don't understand how they could have been so close to their daughters and now they struggle with finding ways to connect and communicate with her like they used to. On top of that, the discipline that used to work is getting push back and it often leads to battles at home.
In order to reach a larger group of moms, I decided to move to a coaching format, to help moms and daughters understand some of the core components of what might be happening and how they might even be contributing to some of the challenges without realizing it. Instead of therapy, most moms and daughters just need someone to coach them through the process. Someone to be their guide and mirror while they navigate the sometimes rocky waters of the teen years. We do this together through...
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Education
Understanding the physical and cognitive changes related to adolescence is not something that we typically learn about as parents. There is no "What to expect" book for this stage. Providing moms and daughters the gift of knowledge about how their brain and body impact their lives during this time is crucial in the process.
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Reflection
Even when we think we are being self-reflective, sometimes we tend to fool ourselves. This happens because we have been parenting in a way that has worked with her for so long that it is often hard to see any other way. Learning tools for self reflection and then sharing them with your daughter is not only a gift for your relationship but one that she will use in her own life moving forward.
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Coaching
Having someone to be your guide through the process is a way to help you through support but also help you uncover the role you might be playing in the relationship. It is often very hard for us to see this part of it. Working with someone to assist you demystify her behavior and actions, as well as your own, is often very helpful.
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Collaboration
Working together toward a common goal is something we teach our children that they should do regularly. However, we don't often think of this in the parenting field. Finding ways to collaborate with your parenting partner as well as your daughter often is a missing piece in relationships that can make a big difference in rebalancing them to harmony and calm.
The Nurturing Girls Program
The Nurturing Girls Membership incorporates material for a year of learning, providing moms with a new and in-depth understanding of their daughter. You will learn about the following topics:
The developing adolescent brain
Communication hurdles and how to overcome them
The core concepts of adolescence in girls
The process of letting go as she launches
Friendship issues and Relational Aggression
and More...
With your membership you will be granted...
Access to the Full Video Library for each of the modules
Email recaps to help you focus and reflect on the topic being shared
Access to downloadable materials to support your learning
Monthly Group calls with Dr. Kim
Collaboration with an intimate group of like-minded moms
Membership in the Private Facebook Group for the
NG Program
After you join you will have the option to continue to be a part of the community and receive all the new and exisiting content developed that addresses new or developing challenges that come straight from members.
The membership opens just a few times a year to make sure that all members get the time and attention needed in each session. If you missed the window click below to get on the waitlist to be notified of the next open window for registration.
New Group Opening soon!
Client Testimonials
I came into this process frustrated and broken but the information I am taking has changed my relationship with my daughter
Amy C.
Mom to a 14-year-old daughter
Thank you Dr. Kim for helping me understand my daughter's perspective and for your support when I felt like I was going crazy!
Elaine S.
Mom to a 16 year old daughter
She knows her stuff!
Angie L.
Mom to a 19 year old daughter
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Looking for a new way to connect with your teen daughter?
Try a Journal
Sometimes it is just too difficult to have those face-to-face conversations! But using a journal is a wonderful way to keep communication going as she enters the phase of independence and starts wanting to talk less and less.
This 70 page journal has 60 different prompts to get you and your daughter talking. The prompts include a variety of fun questions to more thought provoking and deep questions to ask each other. You can choose one and start the conversation by writing your response, then leave it for her to respond and choose the next prompt.
If you are looking for a creative way to jumpstart some of those converstaions...writing is always a way to do it!
This is a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD that you can print and use as you need it!
Nurturing Girls provides information for educational purposes, which is not a substitute for medical or psychological treatment.
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