06/03/2025
Does your daughter have a hard time sharing with her friends when she is hurt, upset, or confused?
Here are the six reasons why your daughter may not be sharing with her friends.
1. She’s worried she will come off as dramatic or too much.
2. Some girls think that showing feelings, especially in front of others makes them look weak.
3. Maybe your daughter just doesn’t know what she’s feeling, but she just knows that it’s a lot. It’s hard to talk about feelings when you’re not even sure what’s going on inside.
4. She’s scared of what might happen if she speaks up. She might be worried that if she says how she really feels it will cause drama or people will get mad or she’ll get in trouble.
5. Maybe she’s learned that “nice girls“ don’t make a big deal. Girls sometimes are expected to be polite and smile and not cause problems even if something really hurts us or makes us angry.
6. Your daughter doesn’t feel like she has anyone safe to talk to. If she’s tried opening up before and someone ignored her, made her feel silly or told her to “just get over it“ it makes sense that she is likely to hold it all in now.
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If you want more support for your daughter, I have an online virtual group called the Brave Girl Tribe for girls in 5th to 8th grade. This past weekend, we explored real steps to help release bottled up emotions and to speak up with confidence. If your daughter could use this kind of support we’d love to have her join us as a guest next Sunday at 7 PM eastern , 6 PM central, 4 PM Pacific. just comment “guest“ And I’ll send you all the details.
