Parenting Teens Blog
Tips & strategies for navigating the teen years without losing your mind.
Pro Parenting Tip #49: Listen with Empathy
When faced with teen anxiety, the most potent tool in our arsenal is empathetic listening. By wholeheartedly understanding their struggles and offering genuine validation, we empower them to confront stressors and navigate through them with newfound strength.
Pro Parenting Tip #50: The Magic Question
Service reps have a powerful trick for soothing angry customers: asking the question that calms and unites. 🧙♂️ Guess what? It's equally effective with irate teenagers. Here it is…
Pro Parenting Tip #48: Tap into Mirror Neurons
"Do as I say, not as I do." Even though we may joke about it, the reality hits close to home. How often have we unintentionally mirrored behaviors we caution our kids against? 🙈 From urging them to stop yelling while raising our voices, to grabbing objects from their hands in response to their snatching, we've all been there. But, logically and biologically, this approach falls short.
Pro Parenting Tip #47: Ask the Hard Questions
Suicide is the second leading cause of teen death and the #1 PREVENTABLE cause of death. I've talked to several parents who have lost their children to suicide and one thing they ALL said they wish they had known was to...
Pro Parenting Tip #46: One a Day
I was working with one of my lovely clients, Jessica, who was frustrated with how her teen daughter treated her. "She's so rude to me. She gets nasty and shuts me out before I even open my mouth." Here’s what I told her…
Pro Parenting Tip #45: Believe Them
A trend I noticed was winners thanking their parents for believing in them, accepting them for who they were, and supporting their crazy dreams. Brandon Uranowitz’s acceptance speech for Featured Actor in a Play was my personal favorite. He ended with this powerful plea to parents…
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