Innovative Teen Parenting Tips: A Guide for All Teen Parents
“Let’s chat about something cool I learned today.” Imagine this is a text from your teen. It sounds happy, but it also suggests a new parenting style called innovative teen parenting. This means finding fresh ways to connect, communicate, and grow together. Let’s...
Effective Solutions for Frustrated Parents: A Comprehensive Guide
Parenting is wonderful but challenging too. Many parents feel frustrated at times. Be it a difficult morning routine or issues in balancing work and home life, the emotional toll indeed adds up. But don’t worry because Dr. Beth Halbert, “America’s Teenologist” is...
Self-Compassion for Teenagers: A Must-Read for Exhausted Teens
Hi there! If you’re feeling worn out by school, social media drama, or just life in general, you’re not alone. And it’s completely fine to get overwhelmed. But what if I told you that treating yourself with kindness could help you get through these rough times? This...
Play & Laughter for Teens: 4 Strategies to Reconnect with Teens
When our children were little, you must have played and laughed with them. But once they reach adolescence, they become busier with school, friends, and online life. And the result? You start losing that natural, familiar playful connection. However, play and laughter...
How to Use Non-Verbal Cues in Compassionate Communication with Teenagers?
You’ve said, “I’m here for you,” a hundred times. But your teen still shuts down. Why? Because how you say it matters more than the words themselves. Communication isn’t just about words. There is body language, tone, and facial expressions as well. For teens, who are...
How to Talk to Teens: Learn Compassionate Communication with Teenagers
You ask, “What’s wrong?” Your teen shrugs, mutters, “Nothing,” and storms off. But behind the silence, they’re screaming to be understood. Parenting adolescents can often feel like decoding a foreign language. The eye-rolls, door slams, and monosyllabic replies leave...
Talking With and Getting Guidance From Our Inner Family
Preface This article is a follow-up to the author’s first article entitled “A Solution to Post-Pandemic Parenting Problems.” It provides an example of how one’s “Inner Family,” which the author employs in her clinical psychology, coaching and facilitation work, can...
A Solution to Post-Pandemic Parenting Problems
For more than a year, people everywhere have endured the most challenging, stressful, traumatic, frightening time of their lives. Here are just a few reminders of what we’ve had to deal with since the beginning of 2020: As of April 2021, more than three million people...
Defiant or Compliant? Why is a Challenging Teen a Good Thing?
Is your teenager defiant? Combative? Challenging? An absolute pain in the butt? Then I have one word for you: Congratulations! That’s the way it’s supposed to be. Defiance is healthy. It’s actually a good thing. And you can take all the credit for allowing your teen...