Parents Navigating the Teen Years
Hosted by Ed Gerety, Top Motivational Speaker/Author, CSP ~ An authentic conversation about the toughest issues facing teenagers today and what we can do as parents to help them navigate these challenging waters. Featuring award-winning educators, authors, and special guests that provide expert advice, real solutions, and inspiration so together we can help our teens succeed in school and in life.
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111: Raising An Entrepreneur
03/24/2025
111: Raising An Entrepreneur
Nearly two-thirds of today’s teens want to become entrepreneurs according to a 2022 survey. But how do parents raise their children so they have the right traits to succeed? Many parents resist letting their children figure out their own path for fear that they won’t succeed. However, only doing what their parents think will make them successful will result in young people becoming dispirited and unhappy. The So-What: Parenting expert Margot Machol Bisnow interviewed 70 entrepreneurs and their parents to learn what’s needed to incubate an entrepreneur successfully. A recurring theme was letting their children take the lead in their own life and then providing steadfast support. Parents need to lead by following, regardless of where their child wants to go. Children who are allowed to figure out their own passion, and then are encouraged in that passion, live lives filled with joy and purpose. Margot Machol Bisnow spent 20 years in government, including as an FTC Commissioner and staff director of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. For the last 10 years, she has spoken to parent groups about raising creative, confident, resilient children who achieve their dreams. She served as an Advisor to EQ Generation, an after-school program in New York City that gives children the skills to succeed; on the Advisory Board of the MUSE School in Malibu, that prepares young people to live consciously through passion-based learning; and on the Board of Spark the Journey in Washington DC, that mentors low-income high school students to achieve college and career success. Her new book is . Learn more at . Why is it important to let children choose their passion and work really hard at it? And why should parents support that passion, regardless of what it is? Why is it important to let children compete if you want a child with grit? What should you teach children about losing if you want a child who isn’t afraid to take risks? And why is that important? Why is it important to encourage children to be curious and think of new ways to solve problems? Why does raising kind, compassionate children enable them to find solutions the world needs? And how does that make them more successful? Are grades and test-taking ability key to entrepreneurial success? If not, why not? Sponsored by Resources Guest Website: Facebook:
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110: How to Empower Your Teen to Thrive with ADHD
03/10/2025
110: How to Empower Your Teen to Thrive with ADHD
Dana Kay is a Board-Certified Holistic Health and Nutrition Practitioner, specializing in the natural treatment of ADHD. She is a two times international bestselling author and CEO / founder of ADHD Thrive Institute and The ADHD Thrive Method 4 Kids program. As a mother of a child with ADHD, she knows firsthand the struggles that come with parenting a neurodiverse child. When her son was struggling with his ADHD symptoms, she tried everything she could think of to help him - medication, various therapies, counseling, essential oils, supplements, parenting techniques - but nothing moved the needle. For years, she felt trapped in her own home. That all changed when she learned how to reduce the inflammation in her son’s body, which in turn reduced his ADHD symptoms completely. Dana knows the freedom that is possible once parents learn to reduce ADHD symptoms. Using food and targeted supplementation, she was able to reduce her son’s ADHD symptoms so much so that he no longer needed any medication. Since then, she has worked with close to one thousand other families, helping them find the same freedom she found. Dana has been featured in Forbes and on Fox and CBS, and various other online media. She has also been a guest at multiple parenting and ADHD summits and podcasts. Her mission is to help families reduce ADHD symptoms naturally so that children with ADHD can thrive at home, at school, and in life. Can you tell us a little bit about why you began working in the holistic health and nutrition industry? What were some of the challenges you were facing with your son with ADHD? What ADHD interventions did you try, and how did they each go? You have mentioned that there was one huge turning point in your journey with your son. Can you share that with us? (referring to when the doctor requested that 4th medication) What happened next…once you realized that medication was not the right path for your family? What happened in your family once you changed your diet? Did you notice any changes in your son? Sponsored by Resources Podcast: Social Website: Facebook: Instagram: YouTube: LinkedIn: Pinterest: TikTok: Media Publications:
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109: Preparing to Launch Your Teenager into Adulthood
02/24/2025
109: Preparing to Launch Your Teenager into Adulthood
Dr. Stoltzfus’ mission is to provide information, education, guidance, and resources to parents of young adults struggling to launch their young adults into self-sufficient and responsible adulthood while maintaining a caring bond with them. More today than ever, parents of young adults are trying to determine the best approach to aiding their young adults in their challenges of identity, independence, and intimacy without contributing to their dependency or alienation. Over fifty percent of 18-29-year-olds live with one or both parents; some of these kids are stuck and not moving toward independence. Another group of young people has left home, but 1 out of 4 have cut off communication with their parents for, on average, four months; some will never reconnect. Both of these situations represent failures to launch. When there is a failure to launch, parents and young adults suffer. How can parents navigate the letting go process of the teenage years in order to prepare the teen for greater independence and responsible adulthood? Moving from control and direction to influence, coaching, collaborating, and consulting. Moving closer not to control but to support the key developmental tasks of adolescence- identity, independence, and intimacy. The importance of demonstrating backbone with love or “tough love.” What can parents do to successfully let go and launch their young adult? When is it time for young adults to leave home? The six practices that are important to set up a successful launch into adulthood. Balancing support and letting go with setting limits and saying no. What are basic truths about parents and their adult children? Sponsored by Resources Book: Jack’s latest book was published in September of this year and is available on Amazon: . Website:
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108: How to Help Your Teenage Athlete be the Best They Can Be
02/10/2025
108: How to Help Your Teenage Athlete be the Best They Can Be
Michael Huber pursued a career in sports psychology after almost 20 years in the corporate world. He was inspired to make this change through recovery from a gambling addiction, as well as by the dysfunctional things he witnessed as a sports parent and volunteer coach. His mission is to give young athletes and their families the tools to successfully navigate an increasingly challenging and sometimes toxic youth sports environment. What helps motivate young athletes? How to help young athletes advocate for themselves with coaches and players. Perfectionism mindset – how to keep it in balance. Dealing with injuries and how it can inspire a young athlete. College application for a student athlete. How to know if your student-athlete needs a sports psychology coach. Sponsored by Resources Website:
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107: Building Strong Relationships: Healthy Families, Healthy Teens
01/27/2025
107: Building Strong Relationships: Healthy Families, Healthy Teens
Kristal DeSantis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Clinically Certified Trauma Professional, and a State of Texas approved Premarital Education Provider. She is the creator of The STRONG model of Relational Therapy. Her expertise helps parents, teachers, and coaches navigate the challenges of teaching teens healthy relationship skills. The importance of parents modeling healthy relationship skills. The pillars of healthy relationships are. Safety in a relationship includes self awareness, stability, self-regulation, and self-expression. Trust: sometimes trust means making repairs in the relationship. Respect: make sure you’re communicating your boundaries. Openness: the importance of being open and sharing. Nurturing: especially important for fathers to be involved in a nurturing way. Generosity: when you love someone you go the extra mile for them. Privacy and secrecy: there’s a difference. Helping teens navigate relationships, especially around consent, boundaries, and respect. How attachment and trauma affect relationships and what parents can do to break the cycle. Sponsored by Resources Website:
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106: How to Use Attachment Theory to Navigate Conflict with your Teen
01/13/2025
106: How to Use Attachment Theory to Navigate Conflict with your Teen
Understanding the impact of our early experiences and how we adapted allows us to better understand ourselves as people and as parents. The influence of our early attachments on how we learned to relate should not be underestimated; it can offer us valuable insight into how we may behave as a parent. Yet in all cases, no matter what our attachment style is, being a good parent starts with exploring our own story and being willing to look at any pain we experienced growing up. We can develop ourselves and develop healthier relationships, which will allow our children to have a healthier and more secure attachment with us. In order to make that happen, we have to be open and focus on our own emotional growth and self-development. As a child, Bev lived in a very unpredictable and chaotic environment where she never knew if she could rely on her parents to meet her emotional needs. This led her to absorb unhealthy relationship ideas based on what she was witnessing: she believed relationships were supposed to be unbalanced, uncertain, and overall chaotic. If you have an insecure attachment style, you probably relate to her experience, and navigating relationships can be particularly difficult for you. Prior to becoming a Certified Attachment Practitioner and founding Securely Loved, Bev was an Executive Leader, University Lecturer and published author, having obtained her Masters' Degree in 2006. She has dedicated her entire career (25+ years) working with adults in the realm of personal growth and professional development. Defining the traits of secure vs. insecure attachment. The first 5 years of a child’s life creates their future attachment style. Intergenerational trauma can be repeated in raising kids if the parent doesn’t heal their own wounds. Understanding how our attachment style affects our emotional + thought patterns, communication style, relationship to boundaries, coping mechanisms, and ability to emotionally regulate. Using attachment theory to navigate conflict with your teen. Sponsored by Resources Website: Instagram: TikTok: Free attachment style quiz:
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105: Helping Your Pre-Teen and Teen Navigate Friendships
12/30/2024
105: Helping Your Pre-Teen and Teen Navigate Friendships
Jessica Speer is the award-winning author of BFF or NRF (Not Really Friends)? A Girls Guide to Happy Friendships and Middle School - Safety Goggles Advised. Her interactive books engage and entertain readers by combining the stories of preteens and teens with fun activities and practical insights. She has a master’s degree in social sciences and explores social-emotional topics in ways that connect with kids. Why are friendship and social struggles common in the preteen and teen years? The book shares nine hidden friendship truths. What are some of these truths? What is the Friendship Pyramid, and why is it useful? The book explores the difference between conflict and bullying and ways to respond to each. The book has interactive components, like quizzes and fill-in-the-blanks. Why is that important? Sponsored by Resources Website:
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104: The Empty Nest - Navigating the Challenge of Change
12/16/2024
104: The Empty Nest - Navigating the Challenge of Change
In this episode we’ll explore the dichotomy between challenge and change in our lives as our kids grow, seek independence and control, and what that means for us as parents and as individuals. Jay Ramsden, the enlightening voice behind The Empty Nest Coach on TikTok and Instagram, helps people navigate the uncharted seas of mid-life and empty nesting as he thoughtfully unravels the threads of change, growth, and self-discovery in what has become your new normal. Jay believes there are endless opportunities awaiting us in this new phase of life because life doesn't end in your 40s, 50s, and beyond -- it begins again. Letting go and moving on Having trust that we’ve set them up for success What does letting go look like in our conversations with our kids? How to find balance in our relationships as they gain their independence Answering the questions; what now and what’s next as parents decide their next chapter Examining the challenge of change as our kids grow Sponsored by Resources Website: Instagram: TikTok: This Empty Nest Life Podcast -
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103: Happy Teens with Matt O’Neill
12/02/2024
103: Happy Teens with Matt O’Neill
Matt O’Neill teaches us that happiness is a choice, even when life gets tough. His work has positively impacted the lives of over 100,000 people worldwide. As a recognized leader in happiness education, Matt teaches audiences how to live a life of 'Conscious Happiness'. His work includes the "Good Mood Revolution" book and podcast where he explains the importance of conquering negative thought patterns while embracing habits that lead to a happier life. Matt's teaching isn't just theory, it's tested in the real world too. Matt and his wife have 4 young children, and they run two successful businesses with $8 Million in revenues and over 80 employees. Living by the happiness principles he teaches, his company is recognized as the #1 company to work for in South Carolina. Matt's unique approach to choosing good moods, even in the face of adversity, resonates deeply with each of us. Invite Matt to share his journey and practical strategies on your audience, and help your listeners unlock their potential for lasting happiness. How can parents model happiness is a choice for their teens? What strategies help break teens' habits of negative emotions? How do you view the relationship between teenage mental health and happiness? Can embracing negative emotions be a teaching moment for parents? What practical habits can families adopt for collective happiness? Sponsored by Resources TikTok: Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: YouTube: Good Mood Revolution (Book): Website:
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102: Helping Teens Understand and Heal from Betrayal
11/18/2024
102: Helping Teens Understand and Heal from Betrayal
Betrayal is one of the most painful of human experiences. Left unhealed, it can impact our teen’s health, schoolwork, and relationships. As parents navigating the teen years, it’s important to know how these wounds form and how to help our teens navigate through the healing process. On today’s podcast, we’ll dive into the 3 discoveries that shed light on betrayal, along with providing a research-based, proven, and predictable way to heal from all of it. Dr. Debi Silber, Founder of the PBT (Post Betrayal Transformation) Institute and National Forgiveness Day (celebrated annually on September 1st), is an award winning speaker, and a 2-time #1 International bestselling author. Her podcast: From Betrayal to Breakthrough is also globally ranked within the top 1.5% of podcasts. Her recent PhD study on how we experience betrayal made 3 groundbreaking discoveries that change how long it takes to heal. In addition to being on FOX, CBS, The Dr. Oz Show, TEDx (twice), and more, she’s dedicated to helping people move past their betrayals as well as any other blocks preventing them from the health, work, relationships, confidence, and happiness they want most. Tell us about betrayal: Why does it hurt, what does it impact, and what does it create? The breaking of an unspoken promise. What were the 3 discoveries you made during your study? Post-betrayal symptoms will follow you throughout your life unless you heal it. How does an unhealed betrayal impact our health, work, and relationships? What are the questions we can ask ourselves to see if we’re numbing/avoiding/distracting ourselves? How do we know if we haven’t healed from a betrayal? What do we need to do to move forward and heal from a betrayal experience? How can we learn to trust again? Sponsored by Resources Website: The latest TEDx: “Do You Have Post Betrayal Syndrome?“: TEDx: Stop Sabotaging Yourself: The From Betrayal to Breakthrough podcast: TikTok: Facebook: Twitter: Linkedin: Instagram: Youtube:
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101: Bridging the Gap: Communicating with the Teenage Brain
11/04/2024
101: Bridging the Gap: Communicating with the Teenage Brain
Do you ever feel like you’re speaking a different language when you’re trying to connect with your teen? You’re not alone. In this episode, we dive into the fascinating science behind the teenage brain. My guest today is Natalie Bedard, also known as NatNat, a beacon of resilience and empowerment. In 2019, she founded Lift OneSelf, offering profound energy healing services. Despite grappling with life-threatening illness and single parenthood to three boys, Natalie is a steadfast mentor on the journey of self-discovery and healing. With her profound understanding of the nervous system, she specializes in unraveling emotional blockages and reigniting intuitive connections. Natalie's trauma-competent approach is truly transformative. She guides individuals to embrace their fullest potential through small, actionable steps toward growth and transformation. It's about empowering people to navigate their healing journey with compassion, resilience, and a deep understanding of their unique experiences. Safety and radical honesty are the keys to unlocking the mystery. As a solo parent of three boys, including twins with severe ADHD, Natalie navigated the challenges of the education system and personal adversity. She shares her story of using meditation to heal after a near-death experience and guide a live session to demonstrate how breathwork can facilitate emotional shifts. Whether you're a parent or educator, this episode offers practical tools and insights for connecting with teens. Being a parent is about understanding yourself. How to be willing to experience pain as our teens mature through their learning experiences. Let curiosity take the lead allowing the space to see what is going to happen next, rather than being reactive. Develop trust with your teen by taking an active role in listening to their experience. Being a teen is the time when they begin to make their own decisions, they are going to make mistakes. Keep an open dialogue to talk about risks and how they can manage them. We are feeling bodies that think. It’s important as parents that we process our own feelings. Two-minute mindfulness breath mediation example as a way to balance yourself. Natalie shares an abundance of knowledge in energy healing and what that has to do with being supportive parents. Looking at the shadows. Change can only come from within. Ed and Natalie talks about a listener’s question on what to do when your teen shuts down. Sponsored by Resources Website: Instagram: Facebook: Podcast: Youtube: Free meditation:
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100: Helping Your Teen Be the Best Version of Themselves
10/21/2024
100: Helping Your Teen Be the Best Version of Themselves
A very special 100th episode! Thank you to all of you, our amazing listeners. Whether you’ve been with us since the beginning in 2020, or you’re just tuning in now, you’ve helped make our podcast the success it has grown to be. I am grateful for your continued support of our programming! I can’t think of a better guest today than the person I’m about to introduce. She has been by my side on this parenting journey, my incredible wife, Suzanne. In addition to being an amazing mom, she is the Director of Customer Experience & Channel Marketing at Revolution a REV UP BRANDS Company; a leading B2B organization that serves dance studios and educators world-wide. She has a passion for leading growth, innovation, and change. Suzanne has been published in over 100 business articles for Dance Teacher Magazine’s "Ask the Experts" as a contributing columnist for over a decade. She regularly speaks and presents workshops at leading dance industry conferences and events. Suzanne earned her undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Child Development from Colby-Sawyer College. She has an MBA from the University of New Hampshire with a specialization in Growth & Innovation. She is also a Certified Change Management Professional, CCMP. This past July, we celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary! Each child is so different and the way we communicate with them needs to be too. How we open up the dialogue with them to communicate can be done in a variety of ways. Keeping family values in the forefront is essential in building a foundation for communication. Asking open-ended questions, then listening to what they share, can help you know how to support them. Are you giving advice, coaching them, or just listening? Every child’s stage of development is at their own pace. There is no “finding balance” as a parent, it’s about going with the ebb and flow of activity, seasons, sports, interests, and hobbies of each child. How to recalibrate when your teen gets too involved. There’s no one way to parent, we’ll make mistakes, we’ll learn. It takes a village. It’s important to apologize to your teen if you’ve not been at your best. Help them leverage with what they’re great at! There is so much we can learn from our teen’s. Sponsored by Resources Book: Book:
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99: Parenting Teens with a Coach Approach
10/07/2024
99: Parenting Teens with a Coach Approach
Elaine is a Master Certified Coach and co-founder of the global coaching resource for parenting neurodiverse kids, ImpactParents.com. The co-creator of Sanity School® for Parents, she is passionate about guiding parents of complex kids and the professionals who support them with training and coaching. A mom to three complex young adults, she is the author of Parenting ADHD Now! and The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More. By teaching adults to take a coach-approach that is informed by a simple understanding of brain development, Elaine guides parents to let go of judgement, access compassion, set realistic expectations and dramatically improve the way they communicate with teens. What’s different about parenting teens? They are growing and exploring; this is an exciting time! As a parent, are you Directing or Collaborating with your teen? "Whose agenda is it?" Become more interested in their agenda than your own. Help is only helpful if it’s on their agenda. Transferring fear onto your teen. Why the coach approach? As a coach, create a place for your teen to explore by asking questions and guiding them into their own insights. What you need to know about the teenage brain. The ways in which parents and kids tend to fall out of trust with each other, and with themselves. When we know better, we do better. Self-care is vital in parenting teens. Elaine shares insights to help you be a calm & loving parent. Sponsored by Resources Resource Guide: Website: Podcast:
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98: The Biology of Belief
09/23/2024
98: The Biology of Belief
Today I have the incredible honor to talk with a true visionary of the world of science and health. Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D., former medical school professor, and epigenetic science pioneer, is the bestselling author of The Biology of Belief, Spontaneous Evolution, and The Honeymoon Effect. Bruce received the prestigious Goi Peace Award (Japan) in honor of his scientific contribution to world harmony. For over ten years, Bruce has been listed in the top 100 of “the world’s most spiritually influential living people” by the United Kingdom’s Watkins Journal. Our lives are stressful, and they seem to get more and more stressful as the years go by. It can be a lot to deal with, but there are ways that we can make ourselves happier, and improve our overall well-being at a fast, and efficient rate. It comes down to the concept of energy psychology. We all know what psychology is, but what about energy psychology? Essentially, it is an approach to psychotherapy that involves coaching and healthcare treatment to work on the important mind-body connection. This is helping a lot of people worldwide deal with things like trauma, stress and more. Living in harmony with all living things, changing the way we interact with nature Parents are shaping the future of our civilization by the culture in which they raise their kids 95% of kids are experiencing life based on their earlier programming up to the age of 7 Bruce shares insights on the power of the conscious and subconscious mind How what we think becomes the message we send our body which in turn creates the chemistry to carry out that thought Helping your teen create a new set of beliefs from old programming Sponsored by Resources Website: Resources:
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97: Executive Functioning: The Skills Needed to Thrive in School and Beyond
09/09/2024
97: Executive Functioning: The Skills Needed to Thrive in School and Beyond
Brandon Slade struggled with academics throughout high school, but in college, he recognized that his brain did not work like his peers. After receiving an ADHD diagnosis, Brandon aims to better understand how the ADHD brain works. After teaching special education for 12 years, he started Untapped Learning. Untapped's mission is to help students with executive function challenges—specifically ADHD and dyslexia. Brandon’s expertise addresses the challenge of executive function difficulties in teens, particularly those with ADHD and dyslexia. We help parents, teachers, and coaches understand and support students who struggle with organization, time management, planning, and procrastination. Our approach aims to transform misconceptions about these students' motivation and abilities, reducing academic frustration and family tension while building life skills. Explore executive function challenges: time management, procrastination, impulse, emotional regulation, and organization Discuss what it is like growing up with ADHD A family doctor can assess if your child has ADHD and dyslexia Understand why kids struggle with organization, time management, and academics Debunk myths about laziness and lack of motivation in these students Learn innovative strategies to reduce family tension and foster student independence Sponsored by Resources Youtube: Instagram: Facebook: Linkedin: Website:
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96: How to Develop Your Child’s Leadership Potential
08/26/2024
96: How to Develop Your Child’s Leadership Potential
As parents we all want to see our kids grow into capable, strong, individuals who can lead themselves and others with purpose. In this podcast, we explore actionable steps that parents can take to nurture the leader within their teen. Joining us today is Alan E. Nelson, Ed.D. who is a leadership development specialist, trainer, speaker, and Lecturer of Management at the Naval Postgraduate School (). He previously taught at USC, UCI, LMU, and Pepperdine. Dr. Nelson founded KidLead Academy, the world’s first online course to train parents how to develop their child’s leadership potential (www.kidlead.com). He also founded LeadYoung Training Systems, designing organizational leadership curricula for 3-23-year-olds (). He is the author of 40 books and over 200 articles on personal growth and leadership and the founder of KidLead Inc., a nonprofit focusing on young leader development. Alan has a doctorate (Ed.D.) in leadership from the University of San Diego. During the first half of his life, he was an entrepreneurial leader in the social sector. In midlife, he concluded that leadership development could have a better return on investment by focusing on leaders while they’re moldable, not moldy. Since 2008, Alan’s been a pioneer in young leader development, designing age-n-stage curricula for 3-23-year-olds. Dr. Nelson has traveled to a variety of countries to train people with his curricula, along with interacting with 1000s of preteens and teens, as part of his research. What can parents do to develop their child’s leadership potential? What are early indicators of leadership aptitude? Alan talks about key leadership qualities: persuasive, propelled, planner, power. Is a person born as a natural leader or can they develop into a leader? What are the benefits of developing your child’s leadership potential? How do parents inadvertently shut down their child’s leadership ability? Sponsored by Resources Website: Connect on LinkedIn: Follow on Facebook: Subscribe on YouTube:
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95: Finding Ease & Joy in Parenting the College Process
08/12/2024
95: Finding Ease & Joy in Parenting the College Process
Many of us know how stressful this time can be. One big challenge is to step back and let your teen take the lead. It’s natural to want to be involved in all stages of the admissions process to selecting the college, having a heavier hand in the student college application essays, etc. How do we as parents let go of those rigid expectations and meet our teen where they are at and what is best for them. Stacy Hernandez is a College Admissions Advisor and has been working on admissions since 1999. Stacy served as an Undergraduate Admissions Counselor at Johns Hopkins University and Northeastern University where she reviewed applications and recruited students around the country. Additionally, she has worked as a College Counselor in high schools in Colorado. In 2014, she opened an independent college admissions advising business called The Best U Admissions Advising where Stacy and her partners serve families from all over the world. Also, Stacy has transformational leadership coaching and intuitive background which allows her to support students to find their authenticity. Help parents understand how they are influencing their teens and how that can impact their ability to self-discover Show up in curiosity for your teen and ask the important questions, allowing them to find their own answers Often times, parent’s opinions are not helpful and can limit their teen’s ability to explore what they truly want Parents need to be aware of their own fears in letting their teen go Helping your teen determine what they want in a school, their non-negotiables, goals, and interests Meeting their teens where they are at Tips to find ease in this process The college admissions process, what colleges are looking for, and what it takes to get into certain schools. Sponsored by Resources Website: The Blog: 1-Month Free Membership: . Use code TBUWELCOME at checkout to receive your first month of TBU Membership free and register for the webinar at no additional cost.
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94: Unlocking Teen Potential: Nurturing the Subconscious Mind
07/29/2024
94: Unlocking Teen Potential: Nurturing the Subconscious Mind
Tim Moore is a Master Hypnotherapist and Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner who has helped people throughout the world break free from issues and limitations that prevent them from living their best, most fulfilling lives. In addition to his work in private practice as a hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner, Tim is also an author, speaker, and trainer of hypnotherapy through his Hypno-Mastery practitioner accreditation program. In this podcast for parents of teens, we delve into understanding and nurturing the subconscious mind to help address common challenges faced during adolescence. We'll explore how to identify and overcome limiting beliefs, combat negative self-image, and develop resilience against bullying, as well as how the subconscious mind can help them reach their academic goals and future potential. The goal is to equip you with the tools to support your teen's mental and emotional well-being, empowering them to build a positive self-image and lead a more fulfilling life. Join us as we uncover the power of the subconscious mind in transforming the teenage experience. How the mind changes the way it receives and stores information as we grow Through our actions and best intentions, we often limit our teen's personal growth The impact of what you say and how it can create limiting beliefs in your child/teen How the root cause of a limiting belief can be transformed into a positive experience The subconscious mind, the conscious mind, and willpower The effects of social media and technology in shaping beliefs Misconceptions of hypnosis and how it can transform your reality in profound ways How hypnotherapy is one of the most powerful tools to making change, but also one of the most misunderstood. Sponsored by Resources Website: Email: Free access to my mini course “Remove Self Doubt” (which would be good for both parents and teens):
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93: Tackling Some of the Biggest Issues Parents Face in Raising Teens
07/15/2024
93: Tackling Some of the Biggest Issues Parents Face in Raising Teens
Jon Mattleman received his B.A. from Clark University in 1978, and his MS in Counseling from the University of Hartford in 1981. Jon’s workshops and presentations are geared to give participants tools they can implement immediately, strategies that work with children and youth, and approaches which have proven to be critical to building healthy relationships. Jon frequently consults with schools, parent groups, mental health organizations, and in workplace settings regarding the issues of anxiety, stress, depression, suicide, parenting, and the emotional consequences of technology. Jon is a certified trainer in QPR Suicide Prevention and has worked with professionals in schools, with state organizations such as the Massachusetts Probation Department, as well as with hundreds of parents regarding self-harm and suicide prevention. Jon is best known for his talk “The Secret Life of Teens and Tweens” and has presented this to thousands of parents all over New England. Jon has appeared on numerous radio and television shows lending his expertise on anxiety, depression, suicide, teens, and parenting. When teenagers are giving their parents an attitude, how should they deal with that? Parents shouldn’t take an attitude from their teens personally. Be Patient. Never change your expectations of your teen, however you may need to change your timeline. Parents can practice giving themselves a time-out so they don’t say something they wish they could take back. What do you do if a kid gets in trouble, for example- smoking in the bathroom at school? What do you do when you learn that your son/daughter is having sex, do you confront them? “In the dark conversations” can be very effective when having challenging conversations as facial expressions can alter the outcome. Jon talks about a teen’s brain and what motivates them at different stages, and how to prepare and recognize these shifts. Sponsored by Resources Website: Twitter:
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92: Part 2 - The Transformative Power of Conflict Resolution with Your Teen
07/01/2024
92: Part 2 - The Transformative Power of Conflict Resolution with Your Teen
Karleen Savage, Conflict resolution expert and certified hostage and crisis negotiator shares the tools that work during an argument with our teens. As a trailblazer in the realm of parent-teen relationships, Karleen Savage’s insights are not confined to theory, but are forged in the crucible of real-world challenges and triumphs as a parent herself, and from her experience navigating complex conflicts as a crisis negotiator. As the creator of the Savage Theory of Resolution®, a five-skill model that can be used to resolve any conflict, Karleen knows that peaceful and amicable resolution is possible. Karleen has been featured on MSNBC for her knowledge in hostage negotiation. She holds a Masters in Conflict Resolution & Negotiations, and she is a certified hostage and crisis negotiator. She has been married for more than 30 years and resides in Utah with her family. Universal skills that experts use to resolve conflict Curiosity when you and your teen don’t see eye to eye Attitude-how do you show up in conflict? Master listening-this is essential and Karleen shares how to master this Connection Reframing & phrasing: what are the words we’re using? Are you “holding” in the conversation? Over-arching philosophies: what do you want for your teen? How do you create that as a possibility in them? How to create parenting mantras and why it’s important? Sponsored by Resources Website: Free Download:
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91: What Teens Need to Know About Digital Preservation
06/17/2024
91: What Teens Need to Know About Digital Preservation
Rhonda Chadwick is a trained archivist who has written a book called “Secrets from the Stacks: an archivist reveals how to store, digitize, and preserve documents to create a family archive and leave a personal legacy. She has a dual MLIS/Archives Management and MA History degree. She is the owner of a personal history business called LenaSalina Legacy Preservation. The teenage years contain some of our best times that teens will want to preserve, but also, sometimes tragedy strikes and teens may be in a position to want to save items from a loved one who has left this life too soon. Save pictures in non-proprietary format such as jpegs and word documents in pdf. Relying on the cloud for storage can be risky as the data lives on their service. It’s best to back up everything using 3-2-1: two local options (computer & flash drive) and one off-site service (cloud). What do to with all the photos on your phone: Keep photos and documents that have enduring stories. It’s a great practice to go through your saved photos on a regular basis and delete what is not necessary to save. The digital world is unstable, so printing photos is still a great idea. Social media, email, and text messages can also be saved Sponsored by Resources Email: Website: Information provided by the Library of Congress:
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90: Debt-Free College Without Scholarships!
06/03/2024
90: Debt-Free College Without Scholarships!
Jeannie Burlowski is a full-time academic strategist, podcast host, and speaker for students ages 12–26, their parents, and the professionals who serve them—and she is the author of the book LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward. Jeannie helps parents set their kids up to graduate college debt-free, ready to jump directly into careers they excel at and love. Her work has been featured in publications such as The Huffington Post, USA Today, Parents Magazine, and US News and World Report, and on CBS News. Most commonly known ways to pay for college: government loans, scholarships, and saving $ in advance. There are other options… Students can get a tuition reimbursement job while they’re in college. Jeannie shares lots of resources. It’s important for teens to figure out their strengths and interests while they’re in high school so they can begin to think about companies that offer tuition reimbursement. College is expensive-help your teen be as prepared as possible for what they want to study. Jeannie’s research indicates that 48% of kids who take an AP class in high school do not end up getting college credit for it. Real college classes in high school for real college credit: these are called - Dual enrollment and concurrent enrollment. Typically, the state pays for these classes and all of the material and books. Jeannie shares tips and ideas to help teens create a savings plan that works long-term. Sponsored by Resources Website: . Article: Article: Article:
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89: How To Prepare Your Teens to Manage Their Own Health Care
05/20/2024
89: How To Prepare Your Teens to Manage Their Own Health Care
Jill Grimes, MD, is a board-certified family physician who specializes in college health. She is a nationally recognized medical media expert & author of award-winning book, “The ULTIMATE College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide for Everything from Hangovers to Homesickness”. Teen & college age partying is NOT what parents remember! Beer (with perhaps, worst case, beer bongs) have given way to successive vodka shots and intentional “blackout” drinking, and the mellow “Cheech N Chong” joint sharing version of “pot” is a far cry from today’s high THC concentration “weed”. Dr. Grimes shares the inside scoop about the medical challenges and risks of today’s party culture. Late middle school and early high school is when you want to begin talking with your teen about managing their health care. If they take medication, schedule a weekly time to work with them on filling a pill organizer so they are prepared. Dr. Jill covers what your teen will need when filling out their own medical forms. Talk with your teen about the process and help them gather information they’ll need so they are prepared when they’re on their own. Hear from Dr. Jill on the most common illness and medical concerns that your teen may encounter, and how they can be prepared to get the help they need. About inking, Teens can get a temporary tattoo and live with that for a week to see how they feel about it before getting the real deal. Learn how to empower your teen to have a successful conversation with their doctor to be sure their needs are being addressed in the time given, and how to handle medication that’s prescribed: cost, side-effects, if they don’t feel better, etc. Sponsored by Resources Website: TikTok: Instagram: Purchase the Book on Amazon:
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88: The Transformative Power of Conflict Resolution with Your Teen
05/06/2024
88: The Transformative Power of Conflict Resolution with Your Teen
Karleen Savage, Conflict resolution expert and certified hostage and crisis negotiator shares the tools that work during an argument with our teens. As a trailblazer in the realm of parent-teen relationships, Karleen Savage’s insights are not confined to theory, but are forged in the crucible of real-world challenges and triumphs as a parent herself, and from her experience navigating complex conflicts as a crisis negotiator. As the creator of the Savage Theory of Resolution®, a five-skill model that can be used to resolve any conflict, Karleen knows that peaceful and amicable resolution is possible. Karleen has been featured on MSNBC for her knowledge in hostage negotiation. She holds a Masters in Conflict Resolution & Negotiations, and she is a certified hostage and crisis negotiator. She has been married for more than 30 years and resides in Utah with her family. Embracing Genuine Curiosity When You and Your Teen Don’t See Eye to Eye Are we listening in a way to learn from our teens? As our kids grow older, we shift as having control to being along side them as a partnership. Attitude-be careful not to solve your teen’s problems and challenges. Become a master listener – Karleen shares a blueprint of how to do this effectively. Parents need to have only a few rules, and they need to stick to them. Sponsored by Resources Website: Free Digital Book:
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87: Becoming Tech-Intentional: Helping Families Navigate the Screen Years
04/22/2024
87: Becoming Tech-Intentional: Helping Families Navigate the Screen Years
A former middle school English teacher and parent of two, Emily Cherkin, MEd., , witnessed the simultaneous rise of technology use for school, and smartphone and social media use for kids. Today, Emily consults with parents, offers school presentations and professional development training, and writes about parenting and screentime to bring her tech-intentional approach to as many people as possible. Emily’s work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, The Today Show (twice), the BBC, Good Morning America, and more. Chuck Norris has quoted her. Emily is also a co-founder of The Student Data Privacy Project, an activism group dedicated to pushing back on excessive EdTech and screens in schools. Emily's book is an Amazon bestseller and available everywhere books are sold. What does it mean to be “tech-intentional”? Why don’t you recommend parental controls, and what do you recommend instead? Would you give your 11 yr. old keys to the car? To get a drivers license, it’s a process of learning, it doesn’t happen right away. It should be the same way in teaching your kids about safe and respectful social media engagement. Be careful about your teen’s use of apps and games. They are focused on hooking the watcher and keeping their attention, and on selling. Teens can feel judged about what they’re engaging in; be curious instead of judgmental when asking teen’s about what they’re plugged into. Be aware as parents of how predators seek out victims on social media and have these conversations with your teens. Parents often buy a phone for their teen to keep them safe, and yet it’s opens the teen up to other dangers like bullying, mental health concerns, predators, etc. At the end of the day, we want our kids to be safe and we want to protect them. Ask yourself: Do I know what my child is doing online? Do I have a good relationship with my child so we can keep the line of communication open? Sponsored by Resources Website: Book Order: Instagram: LinkedIn: Facebook: Youtube: Twitter/X:
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86: Raising Mentally Healthy Teenagers in Today's Busy Social Media World
04/08/2024
86: Raising Mentally Healthy Teenagers in Today's Busy Social Media World
Many mental health therapists are seeing an increase in anxiety, depression, procrastination, panic and self harm in teens. Today, we will talk about ways parents can help their teenagers live happier and healthier lives regarding social media, screen time and why it is important to monitor the amount of time your child is spending on their device. Denise Schonwald, LMHC, is a licensed mental health counselor, mental intuitive, and public speaker specializing in holistic well-being. With 30 years of experience as an ICU nurse, she witnessed the impact of stress, anxiety, and fear on patients and families. Denise integrates mental and physical health, providing comprehensive support for anxiety, depression, trauma, and more. Her approach combines therapy, meditation, and hypnotherapy. Denise, along with her therapy dog Henry, helps clients achieve optimal health. As a sought-after public speaker, Denise educates and inspires audiences on mental health topics. Why teens need social media & screen time rules and structure What can happen when the mind is exposed to too much screen time and how it affects our physical and mental health The mind can crave more and more screen time; it’s important as a family to set and stick to guidelines you’ve created Lead by example: model want your expect from your teens Having regularly scheduled family meetings is a great way to listen and learn how your teen is feeling It’s important to schedule rest and recovery time for teens as they work to manage their time, activities, and social media. Allowing teens to take responsibility for their choices. Appropriate extracurricular activities for teens. Sponsored by Denise is a published Author of three books. Resources Quiz: Website: Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: YouTube:
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85: Social Media – A Child Predator’s Playground
03/25/2024
85: Social Media – A Child Predator’s Playground
The dangers that exist in the world of social media today and how predators use it to put your child at risk. Lt. Kinsman has been in law enforcement for 24 years and the last 20 of those years at the Portsmouth Police Department. In 2020, Lt. Kinsman accepted an offer in the Investigations Division as the Commander of the NH Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. NH ICAC is one of 61 total ICAC Task Forces across the country and is responsible for a complex approach to investigating and prosecuting internet-based child sexual abuse cases. Lt. Kinsman is a veteran of the US Air Force and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Counseling. Parents should start the conversation about social media when they’re children are young to create an open dialogue about use and safe practices, and not wait until they are in the height of their teenage years. Kids use social media to connect and if they’re growing friendships based on someone’s social media ranking, it’s a red flag. Because social media is an instant gratification when people like or give a thumbs up, kids can begin to crave more or more. Teens can find themselves trusting someone they don’t know while believing that it’s a real person who genuinely wants to get to know them. There are multi-billion dollar conglomerates across the world that make a living off of this. They create a false profile and send out a wide net to fish for responses. Kids can fall into being comfortable with these new connections and end up sharing personal photos and information. That can be used against them in an extortion-type method to get $ with the false promise that they won’t share the information. As parents we can let our teens know that we are here for them no matter what comes up. Keeping the door open on dialogue with your teen about social media will help keep them informed about possible dangers. Knowledge is powerful. Parents need to work WITH their children on this issue, not AGAINST them. S.M.A.R.T. acronym: be the parent who is aware of what’s going on. Sponsored by Resources Email: Internet Crimes Against Children:
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84: Kids Challenges - Does Inherited Ancestral Trauma Play a Part?
03/11/2024
84: Kids Challenges - Does Inherited Ancestral Trauma Play a Part?
Jack Blackwell is a leader in the field of family constellation work. He has 15 years of experience leading lineage and family healing events and training facilitators. As the founder of Healing Family Trauma, Jack offers resources and guidance to those seeking healing and resolution in their lives. His work emphasizes the role of ancestry and generational patterns in shaping our lives, and how these patterns can be addressed and transformed through family constellation work. Through his facilitation, Jack helps individuals and families unravel the complex patterns and dynamics that have been passed down through the generations, enabling them to move towards greater harmony and connection. With his expertise and compassionate approach, Jack has helped hundreds of clients overcome the challenges of family trauma and find greater peace and fulfillment. As a mentor and trainer, Jack is dedicated to empowering others to share in the benefits of family constellation work, spreading healing and transformation to communities across the globe. Childhood trauma can be impacted by the imprint of what happened to our ancestors. Children inherit the unresolved trauma that happened to their ancestors. Children can manifest a reoccurring pattern of behavior and not understand why, and they may be unable to break the cycle, even though they have family love and support. The trauma our ancestors were unable to heal can be passed down and cause generational behavior issues. The child can pick up the unresolved pain of their ancestors and act it out and recreate it. The trauma pattern begins to heal when parents honor the experiences their ancestors had and raise their children without resistance to that trauma. Family constellation work is based in love and as we open up to the trauma our ancestors faced, we can do it with love and respect for their experience knowing that they did their best. Jack shares his own powerful experience of family generational trauma and how love healed the past. Jack shares ways to begin to discover family history to uncover and heal from generational trauma. Sponsored by Resources To Experience a Family Constellation event for FREE - Email me. Events happen weekly. Email: Website: YouTube:
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83: How to Uncover Family Stories and Bridge Generations
02/26/2024
83: How to Uncover Family Stories and Bridge Generations
is a professor of anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin who specializes in culture and communication. She recently published her third book, which reached #1 on Amazon’s Movers & Shakers in Books in the first week of publication, and was #1 in cultural anthropology the week after. The book, , takes an anthropological approach to finding out about your own family history, and the Essential Questions help you to uncover new sides of family members you’ve known all your life. Elizabeth’s academic research and writing focuses on culture and communication. She’s done fieldwork on the small island of Pohnpei (Micronesia), in the Austin Deaf Community, in Romania, India, Brazil, Germany and the U.S. She has presented talks and papers in 15 countries on a variety of topics in language and culture, and authored or co-authored over 50 academic articles. She has given talks about her research on communication in global teams at Google and in other business settings. She’s been a professor in the department of anthropology at UT Austin for over 25 years. Key Takeaways In family conversations, the focus and excitement is generally on what the children and grandchildren are up to. Questions about what it was like for parents and grandparents when they were growing up is uncommon. It’s hard for young people to picture their parents and grandparents as kids and ask what their life was like at that time. Elizabeth shares her own personal story about interviewing her mom about the family, and then realizing after her mom had passed, that there was so much she didn’t know about her mom and wished she had the foresight to have had those conversations. How is focusing on the stories of our elders important in raising our teens? What lessons do they learn? Teens feel a sense of belonging as family stories are shared and they feel a deeper connection and conversation with their older family members. Often teenagers ask themselves why they do what they do, and in interviewing older family members, they often find a correlation to their family history and way of being. What challenges did older family members have with their parents and the hardships they faced that may have been passed down through the generations This offers a greater understanding for teens to know why their parents/grandparents respond/behave the way they do in certain situations. Teens can learn to become more open and compassionate as they learn about the difficult stories in their family history. Sponsored by Resources Website: Email Elizabeth: Follow on Twitter:
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82: Why Should We Motivate Teenagers to Eat Clean?
02/12/2024
82: Why Should We Motivate Teenagers to Eat Clean?
Teenage years can be difficult transitional years. Most people, including teenagers themselves, have little to no idea how much worse processed foods can make those years. As teenagers prepare to leave high school and join the complicated world of adulthood, it is tragic to think that they are doing so with the consequences of processed foods. Surprising consequences can include depression, anxiety, irritability, fatigue, disrupted sleep, racing thoughts, brain fog, weight gain, eating disorders, and illnesses. Find out how to support teenagers to develop their own desire to avoid processed foods. Dr. Ifland is the lead author of the first scholarly description of processed food addiction and definition of addictive foods. She earned her PhD in addictive nutrition at Union Institute and University (2010); her MBA at Stanford Business School (1978) and her BA in Economics and Political Science at Oberlin College (1974). Dr. Ifland has been creating breakthroughs in recovery from food addiction from 1999 with her first popular book to 2018 when her textbook, Processed Food Addiction: Foundations, Assessment, and Recovery was released by CRC Press. She has been selected for her expertise by Oprah Winfrey Network, Martha Stewart Wedding Magazine, Fortune Magazine, and US News and World Report. Key Takeaways How parents can model healthy eating choices to help their teens create good habits. The human brain is wired to fit in and belong. If your teen associates with people who have poor eating habits, it is likely they will be influenced by those habits. Your teens are being inundated with messages that drive their motivation to eat unhealthy food. When you keep food in your home that contains poor quality nutrients such as processed food, sugar, flour, preservatives, additives, etc. your kids will learn to crave those unhealthy foods. Limiting the availability of poor-quality food in your home can help shift your teens eating behavior. Create a list of clean eating foods and have a family meeting to talk about which foods your family enjoys so you can keep them on hand. Make healthy food readily prepared and available so your teen can grab a healthy snack or meal when time is limited. Get your family involved in preparing and cooking by scheduling family cooking sessions once a week. This will set them up for life-long success. As your teens begin to make healthy food choices, keep track of improvements you see in their sleep, behavior, grades, outlook, health, motivations, sports, etc. Sponsored by Resources Website: Website: Self-Quiz to see how you are experiencing food addiction in your own life:
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