Here’s a tidbit, a powerful tidbit I might add, that will be key to your successful journey of helping your youth back on a healthy path forward. I’m calling it Radical Positivity. A Brief Explanation If we want our youth to change their behavior; limit their time on devices, work harder in school, join in […]
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The Challenge of Parental Blind Spots
The Healthy Family Connections Podcast Episode 271 · Duration: 00:13:15 In this episode, Neil explains the powerful forces that resist change in families. It turns out that the challenges to change are common and frustrate parental efforts to help teens back on a healthy path forward. Neil identifies and explains these challenges and offers a way […]
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Getting Earned Privileges Right
The Healthy Family Connections Podcast Episode 264 · Duration: 00:11:38 Do you find yourself in a cycle of giving and taking away privileges to get your teenager to simply do their work? These parents do and Neil helps them understand how to use the shift from giving kids Consequences to giving them Earned Privileges, why it […]
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Parenting Styles and Adolescents
There are many styles of parenting within a wide range of cultural and personal norms, most of which can work quite well. You probably know parents who are very strict and parents who are quite lenient. You know families in which religion is very important and families in which sports, music, or the arts are encouraged. […]
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You’re A Better Parent Than You Think
The Healthy Family Connections Podcast Episode 229 · Duration: 00:29:07 What do you do when your 15 year old son says you’re horrible parents and he wants to leave home when he turns 18, and your 17 year old daughter blows her top, whenever you say NO? We’ll talk about this and a whole lot more […]
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Our Daughter Is Stressing Us All Out
Episode 123 – In this episode, I respond to a mom whose daughter is always stressed out from overloading her schedule with activities. What can a parent do when their teen’s ambition is a cause for unhealthy dynamics in the family?
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How To Get The Moral Authority To Set Effective Limits
Episode 66 – Having a warm, positive relationship with your child is nothing short of wonderful. But how can you set limits with them without ruining that relationship? I offer some useful tips to help you become a more empowered parent.
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Shame & Self-Doubt Are a Family Affair
Shame and self-doubt are a family affair. We get it from our parents, like they got it from theirs, and we pass it on to our kids. But we can end it.
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What if Neither Parent Is Comfortable Enforcing Limits?
Not all Control Battles are loud and angry… they can be soft and supportive, too. When neither parent enforces limits, I call that Double Softy Syndrome.
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How’s a Parent to Know if a Power Struggle Is Normal?
How is a parent to know when the power struggle they’re having with their teen is normal, and when it’s truly become a serious problem?
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