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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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Parents Navigating the Teen Years Podcast
An authentic conversation about the toughest issues facing teenagers today and what we can do as parents to help them navigate these challenging waters.
LATEST EPISODES
S4 E:25 – 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.
S4 E:24 – 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.
S4 E:23 – 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.
S4 E:22 – 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.
S4 E:21 – 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.
S4 E:20 – 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’.