About The Confident Tween Letter Club
You are not imagining it.
And you are not alone.
Something shifts in girls between 9 and 12. The confidence that came so naturally starts to slip. The girl who told you everything goes quiet.
I built this club because those years matter — and both of you deserve support.
I SEE WHAT YOU ARE SEEING
This is what the tween years look
like from the inside.
Today's girls are navigating something unprecedented. Constant
connection, Smartphones, social media feeds engineered to make
them feel behind, less than, always measured.
Add school, friendships, body changes, and the question of who
am I supposed to be - and it is more than most girls have the tools
to handle alone.
In the middle of all of it,distance can grow between a girl and the
people who love her most. Not because either wants it to, but
because neither know how to bridge it.
That is exactly why I built this club.
What I Believe
The beliefs behind everything I do
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She is already enough
Not the future version of her, Not the version that has it all figured out. The girl she is right now, today, in the middle of all of it. She is already exactly enough. Every letter I send starts from that belief.
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Connection
Not more advice. Not more rules. Connection, between a girl and herself. Between a girl and the people who love her. Between a girl and the others who feel exactly the same as she does.Because connection makes her feel safe.
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Parents matter
A girl’s confidence is nurtured in relationships, not isolation. Especially with the adults who love her the most. That is why every delivery includes tools for you to use. So you can feel confident in your communications with her.
My Approach
Screen-Free. Research-Backed. Beautifully personal.
In a world where everything arrives through a screen, I chose to do something different. A screen-free experience. Something she holds in her hands, with her name on it, that lives in her room — not on a device that disappears with a swipe.
Every letter is written by one of eighteen originally created girl characters. Each speaking directly to a challenge girls face between 9 and 12. Topics, activities, and parent tools developed with input from a licensed mental health professional.
Not a quick fix. A cumulative monthly practice of being seen, encouraged, and reminded: she is not alone, and she is already enough.
Research shows that the most protective factors for tween girls* are feeling connected to peers, having language for their experiences, and receiving consistent messages that their worth is not conditional. Every element of this club is designed to deliver exactly those three things.
* Research on confidence decline in girls ages 9 to 12: Girls Inc. The Supergirl Dilemma (2006); American
Psychological Association; Kat Gordon, The 3% Conference.
*Institute of Child Psychology
FROM THE FOUNDER
Why I built this, and why it matters to me.
I know what it feels like to be told, both with and without words, that who you are right now is not quite enough. I experienced fierce body shaming as a young girl. That experience never fully leaves you. But, it can become a mission and a purpose.
When I look at girls growing up around me, I see pressure no previous generation has faced. The question I kept asking: When does she have time to figure out who she actually is?
I see the statistics.* And I see it in the girls around me. That quiet drop in confidence. The comparison that steals her spark. The distance that neither parent nor child knows how to close.
So I built something. A screen-free, research-informed, with thoughtful input from a licensed professional, monthly experience that speaks directly to her, supports you as her parent, and says the same thing every month: You are not alone. You are already enough.
These years are tender and challenging. But you do not have to navigate them alone. I am here — with warmth, wisdom, and a whole lot of Nana heart.
XO,
Michele
my promise to you
Walking alongside you every tender, tough step
Every letter carries the same message: you are seen, you are not alone, and you are already enough.
Every parent tool says the same to you: you do not need all the answers. Just be present. I will help with the rest.
Building confident resilient girls with a positive self-image into women with a vision.
THE CONFIDENT TWEEN LETTER CLUB
Let's Connect
Whether you're a parent looking for answers to your questions, have a tween daughter that is ready to find her spark, or someone who simply believes in this mission — I'd love to hear from you.
