Rising Queens · Ages 11–13
For Parents
Middle school, decoded — with real conversation starters.
Free companion guideWhat's inside her book
- Glow From Within — Who am I when nobody's watching?
- Healthy Mind, Healthy Heart — Regulate, don't retaliate.
- Glow Up Life Skills — Budgets, banking, and adulting basics.
- Future Queen — Careers, goals, and your first plan.
- Glow Girl Community — We rise by lifting each other.
This guide covers
- 1. What she is learning, chapter by chapter
- 2. Conversation starters that don't feel like a lecture
- 3. Friendship drama & boundaries at home
- 4. Her first budget: how to back her up
- 5. Printables & family night ideas
What she's practicing
- • Identity, values & self-image
- • Emotional regulation and stress
- • Budgeting your first dollars
- • Speaking up and setting boundaries
How to help at home
- • Ask her to read you one page out loud — let her be the teacher.
- • Pick one keepsake from her Glow Book each week and ask about it.
- • Sessions run about 25–35 minute sessions — short and steady wins.
- • Celebrate finished chapters out loud. Progress beats perfection.
Book applications: Plan · Test · Reflect
Each book ends with an application brief that connects five chapter tools to a realistic, low-stakes situation. It can use an invented scenario when privacy matters.
Example: a one-page plan for making a shared school space more welcoming can include a value, another person's perspective, a small test, and a feedback question.
A simple grown-up role
- Invite her to choose a school, friendship, money, or future-planning situation that feels safe to discuss.
- Ask her to name which chapter tool shaped each part of her plan.
- After the project, ask what she would keep, change, or ask an adult about.
Feedback that helps
- • Does she use evidence or a real observation instead of a guess?
- • Does her plan include other people's perspectives?
- • Is the first action small enough to test and revise?
Projects are practice, not a reason to manage conflict alone. Adults should step in for safety concerns, bullying, serious distress, or decisions that need permission.
A note for grown-ups