Season 5 Episode 1: What exactly is being trusted by your teen?
TRUSTED by your teenager with Kristen Duke
Release Date: 01/09/2025
Stories with my daughter Cali in Florida
TRUSTED by your teenager with Kristen Duke
Cali and I went to Miami for her Spring Break, and had so much fun! In this episode, she joins me to share a few stories I thought you'd benefit from hearing about invalidating your teen (she called me out!) I shared at the end a secret project I'm working on, email me to know more!
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Your teen isn't shutting you out because they are rebellious....
TRUSTED by your teenager with Kristen Duke
If you want to SEE differently, and willing to DO differently, send me an email with the subject line "I want to SEE!" to I'm here to help. (I've been there!)
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I can't believe my teen just said that...
TRUSTED by your teenager with Kristen Duke
If this episode struck a cord with you, join me and watch the mom reset: When your teen lashes out, you have a choice: You can react—or you can guide. Let me guide YOU how to do differently.
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Encourage your Teen to Date
TRUSTED by your teenager with Kristen Duke
This episode is all about encouraging (not enforcing) your teen to date! Download the free Teen Date Deck guide: This will also sign you up for the Bestie Club with more ideas coming to your email on teen dating! Feel free to message me on Instagram: or email me with any teen dating questions!
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Don't let mama bear take over
TRUSTED by your teenager with Kristen Duke
Listen for what NOT to do when your teen doesn't get invited (and mam bear comes out!) and you want to reach out to their friends moms to convince them to make it all better. Conversation. Connection. Confidence building. All that adds up to TRUST! In this episode, I shared about the new Teen Chat Cards all about FRIENDS with 50 scenarios for you and your teen to chat through, grab them here:
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How to help your teen with FRIENDS! (and what not to do)
TRUSTED by your teenager with Kristen Duke
Sharing a story when "mama bear" came out swinging when my teen complained about a friend and then defended them because of my response. In this episode, I shared about the new Teen Chat Cards all about FRIENDS with 50 scenarios for you and your teen to chat through, grab them here: Conversation. Connection. Confidence building. All that adds up to TRUST! If you didn't already download the free CALM CREATOR guide, do that here:
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How to create more calm in your home
TRUSTED by your teenager with Kristen Duke
How you downloaded the free calm creator yet? Grab that here: Sharing an embarrassing story about myself in order to help you remember a very important tip to better address conflict. Also sharing more about this on Instagram this week:
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Season 5 Episode 1: What exactly is being trusted by your teen?
TRUSTED by your teenager with Kristen Duke
Sometimes people get confused when I say the goal is to earn teens trust, so I'm elaborating a bit on that here, (and what it's NOT) as well as summarizing 5 of the biggest parenting blindspots. The TRUSTED Challenge starts Monday, January 13th! https://kristenduke.com/trusted/ Referenced a few videos on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/kristendukechats/
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Ep: 35 How we do scripture study // benefits of memorizing scriptures
TRUSTED by your teenager with Kristen Duke
Sharing thoughts on how we have had family scripture study over the years, and the benefits of memorizing scriptures both for your teen and your family. Check out the scripture memorization cards here: Coming soon: share light online with 52 weekly prompts throughout the year!
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BONUS: Seeking Answers to Spiritual Questions (my talk at church)
TRUSTED by your teenager with Kristen Duke
I gave a talk at church on Sunday, and when I asked on if anyone wanted to hear, I got a 94% YES! The other 6% said they have no spiritual questions.... This is something I've thought about a lot personally, as well as for my children and dear friends who have struggled with questions of the spiritual nature, and so I was excited to collect my thoughts about the topic. This pertains to parenting, because I strive to be spiritually strong for myself AND my kids, to be in tune to how I can best mother them, and guide them spiritually. It stems from a talk: with my own thoughts...
info_outlineSometimes people get confused when I say the goal is to earn teens trust, so I'm elaborating a bit on that here, (and what it's NOT) as well as summarizing 5 of the biggest parenting blindspots.
The TRUSTED Challenge starts Monday, January 13th! https://kristenduke.com/trusted/
Referenced a few videos on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/kristendukechats/