#56 - Helping Teens and Young Adults Navigate Today's Challenges - 5 Vital Skills to Teach Your Teen Today
Release Date: 11/21/2023
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I am in the trenches of parenting older teens and young adults myself, and it is not easy. And many of the people I work with come to me wanting support in their parenting given today’s challenges. I’m teaching five skills you’ll want to adopt in your parenting tool kit no matter how old or young your children are, the skills your child needs in order to navigate the unique challenges of today.
If you’ve ever found yourself feeling worried for your teen, out of your element, or even at a complete loss of how to help your teen, you’ll want to learn and implement these five skills, it’s never too late.
I’ve boiled it down to five skills I believe teens and young adults need these days to face their future with more self-trust, and if they implement these skills, they will be far more prepared for the unique challenges and difficulties today’s world presents.
Join me on this episode to discover what to do with negative emotion, how to support your older child when they’re struggling, and how to apply all the concepts we learn here on the podcast and practice them in their everyday lives.
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What You’ll Learn on this Episode:
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5 vital skills your teen or young adult needs to navigate today’s world
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How to be the Allower of emotions, versus the Judger, so you can build more confidence and self-trust.
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What keeps us stuck in low self-worth and what to do instead.
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Where real self-worth comes from and how to help your kids identify it in themselves.
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How to assess what your unique strengths are and how to lead with them versus swimming in unhelpful comparisons
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How you’ll have so much more confidence, peace, and clarity in your parenting when you use these skills as a foundation for guiding your children.
Mentioned on the show:
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Grab the Cheat Sheet for Parenting Teens and Young Adults here!
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Come check out the Dare Greatly Society.
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