Today’s episode is for the parents who have messaged me over and over again asking, “How do I help my teen daughter through friendship drama?” But it’s also for the adults who are realizing that some of their current friendship patterns may have started in those very formative years.
Sheri Gazitt, founder of Teen Wise, helps teen girls and their parents understand what is really happening underneath their friendship struggles.
We talk about why “girl drama” is not usually random, why labels like “mean girl” or “toxic friend” can stick in harmful ways, and why friendship is a skill teens need to be taught, not something they should be expected to magically know how to do.
We also discuss the role parents play, including what to do when our first instinct is to dismiss, dramatize, or fix, and how to guide teens without taking over their friendships completely.
In this episode you’ll hear about:
Why teen friendship drama starts with insecurity, fear of being replaced, or not having the skills to handle conflict
How labels like “mean girl” and “toxic friend” can become identities teens carry into future friendships
The 4 pillars Sheri uses with teen girls: identity, beliefs, emotional resilience, and interpersonal skills
Why some girls feel safer in 1:1 friendships, and how bigger friend groups can create “floater friends”
How teens and adults can avoid taking sides when conflict spreads throughout a group
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