Power Your Parenting: Moms With Teens

When should you start thinking about college? How do you reach your teens college goals without draining your bank account? How do you earn scholarships regardless of family income? What colleges offer the best scholarships and financial aid? What are the best paths to medical school? Law school? Grad school? Our guest today answers these questions. For over 40 years, DR. KUNI BEASLEY has been hel...

Are there any anxious mothers out there? Have you ever been shamed for being an anxious mother? Well, I definitely have been an anxious mom, just ask my daughter. Actually I have never met a mom especially a mom of a teen who hasn’t had to deal with anxious thoughts. Moms are going to worry. the challenge is how to make anxiety useful and not be a constant source of agony. In this episode we talk...

I’m excited to have Hunter Clarke Fields (AKA Mindful Mama) back with us today, to tell us about her new book, Raising Good Humans Every Day. Hunter shares some very practical tips to help us busy and often stressed moms to come back to calm. Make sure you stay to the end of the episode where she shares a wonderful meditation that you will want to listen to over and over again. Hunter Clarke-Field...

Have you ever thought, "What was my teen thinking?" In this episode, we explore the upside and downside of the teenage brain. I interview a knowledgeable and fellow therapist who is a parent to teens and is a therapist to teens. She is also an author and wrote Your Amazing Teen Brain which is written for teens but is good for moms as well. If you have a teen that can get lost in big feelings and g...

In this episode we talk about healthy eating vs. disordered eating in our teens. What are the signs of disordered eating and when should parents be concerned? What can moms do if they think their teen has disordered eating or an eating disorder? And we'll talk about how moms can be helpful and how well-meaning moms make things worse. Our guests today are Juna Gjata and Edward Phillips MD. JUNA GJA...

Part of being a good therapist is being a good listener and providing a safe place for moms to open up and tell me their truth. Moms tell me many hard and challenging stories and though the stories are different there is a common thread. It's not obvious to mom at first but when I expose this hidden thread, there is a sense of being seen and relief. And what is the thread? ANGUISH If you are a mom...

Do you spend more time connecting or correcting your teen? Do you feel that most of your interactions with your teen turn into a long drawn out battle. Our guest lives her message. Andee Martineau, a mom of 6, a reformed yeller, a bestselling author, and the creator of Connect Method Parenting: a breakthrough parenting framework that leverages connection as the primary mechanism for influencing ch...

You are going to love this episode. Today we are going to dive into a teenager's emotional life. I think what makes parenting teens so challenging is dealing with their intense emotions. Sometimes you're the target of their emotional storms and sometimes they turn their emotions inward. You worry about them being depressed or anxious. How many times have we brought up a simple request to our teen,...

What does an emotionally intelligent teen look like? Can you teach your teens to be more emotionally intelligent?  Why are self-awareness, self-regulation, and awareness of others foundational for emotional intelligence? Dr. Melanie is a licensed clinical psychologist and life coach specializing in working with Gen Z-ers who are eager to embrace their authentic selves. With 16 years of experience...

Why do 57% of our teen girls struggle with persistent sadness?  To answer this question I brought in Dr. Orie who is the author of What's Getting into My Daughter?: 7 Golden Rules for Helping Her Thrive through the New Challenges of Young Womanhood  DR. ORIE ACHONWA is best known as the health authority for a new generation. She has appeared on CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, eHealth Radio, and other well-kno...

In this episode, we talk about the ABC’s to Developing Warrior Confidence & Becoming Bully Proof  With us today is Bully Proof Expert, Master Rich Grogan, a 6th Degree Black Belt& Master Martial Artist with 40 years Martial Arts experience. He has spent the last 30 years of his life teaching, coaching & educating kids & adults with the power of hope, courage & confidence to believe in themselves t...

What do you do if your teen has a food allergy or sensitivity? Our guest today has created delicious recipes without gluten, dairy, or processed sugars. She has five teenage daughters who are the biggest critics in the world and they agree that these recipes are amazing. Cristy Kisner is the owner and creative culinary visionary behind Cristy’s Kitchen, a gluten-free and dairy-free organic bakery...

Do you think it’s possible to parent teens without anger? Our guest today thinks so. Renée Mill is a senior clinical psychologist, author, and corporate speaker who is passionate about helping people overcome anxiety and stress. With over 20 years of experience, she has become a leading expert in the field of mental health and emotional intelligence. Renée is the author of three best-selling books...

The middle school years can be tough on our kid's self-esteem. So how can you build confidence in your tween? Where does self-confidence come from? Is it possible for tweens to be self-aware and become attuned to their conscience? How do you help your tween deal with failures, disappointment, and hard emotions? Our guests today have a passion for middle school kids to bloom fully. Katie, Becky, an...

I recently asked a mom about her summer plans, and she said, "I can't even go there." I completely understand this, we are so busy with the craziness of May that we can't see past the end of school. We may think about signing our kids up for camp or planning the family vacation and that's about it. But if you want to set yourself up for success this summer you need to be intentional about what you...

The college admissions process can be stressful and intimidating for both parents and teens. I've brought in an expert who can help us understand what today's colleges are really looking for. This episode will give you practical and tactical advice. .Sam Hassell holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California and is a published research scientist, having spent four years in ps...

How do we keep our teens safe from sexting and sextortion? More importantly, how can our kids recover from the utter humiliation and shame when a sext has been shared around school, or a teen has been exploited by a predator? Parents need to know about the rise in cases of online child/teen “sextortion” in which adult predators posing as minors on social media and gaming networks essentially trick...

Today we are going to talk about all things ADHD. If you have a child that has problems focusing, frequently forgets things, and procrastinates, well they may have ADHD. In this episode, I interview an international expert on ADHD. We talk about the best treatment for ADHD. We discuss medications and their pros and cons. We even talk about why there was an Adderal shortage. You will find this podc...

Does your tween, teen, or college student struggle with taking tests? Are they struggling with the ACT or SAT? Today more and more teens struggle with test anxiety. It’s a real thing. A little anxiety can help your performance but too much anxiety will hurt your test scores. One of the reasons that test anxiety is on the rise, is there is so much pressure over test results. It feels like it's high...

I love this next guest. I love metaphors. I love humor. And I love authenticity and she has all three. If you ever have felt buried under a mother load, you will really enjoy this real conversation. We talk about invisible battles, toxic positivity, and how moms crave real. MEREDITH ETHINGTON is a mother, author, and founder of the Perfection Pending blog, which presents mothers with encouragement...

"Our society has a technology problem. Many want to disconnect from screens but can’t help themselves. These days we spend more time online than ever. Some turn to self-help-measures to limit their usage, yet repeatedly fail, while parents feel particularly powerless to help their children." Gaia Bernstein Gaia Bernstein is a Law Professor, Co-Director of the Institute for Privacy Protection and C...

When should I let my teen have a smartphone? When can they have social media apps? When are they ready to handle the social media world? How do I prepare them and most importantly how do I protect them? In this episode I bring you and expert and a mom of an 8th grade boy. So she lives in this stuff professionally and personally. ·      Titania Jordan is the Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Parent...

How do you make sense of your life as a mom? In our culture today we often think of motherhood as one continuous report card where each day we ask ourselves, "Am I a good mom or bad mom?" But this report card has no B’s, C’s or even D’s . It's either we give ourselves a "A" for good mom or "F " for being a bad mom. So what is the criteria for our daily grading scale of "A" or "F" ? Most often our...

Would you like your teen to smile more? Could your teen improve their social skills? Does your teen have the social skills needed to be successful in their job. And what can parents do to help improve these much needed life skills.  My guest today has some great advice for us and he models what he talks about.  Kirt Manecke is the author of the book, audiobook and online course Smile & Succeed for...

We can't always go to a tropical island to escape stress. (But wouldn't that be nice) You can't get rid of all the stress but you can start dialing it down one click at a time. Stress disempowers us. Stress sets us up for drama. Stress steals the joy out of our relationships. In this episode I give you 3 practical ways to dial down the teen stress. Be kind to yourself Dial down the drama Be intent...