Talking To Teens: Expert Tips for Parenting Teenagers

Bonnie Harris, the bestselling author of When Your Kids Push Your Buttons and Confident Parents, Remarkable Kids , reveals why your kids make you so mad sometimes. In this episode, she breaks down her incredible system to stop yelling at kids and start connecting with them instead. Full show notes It’s a normal Saturday night in your house, and you and your teenager are getting along just fine. Al...

Jane Nelsen, the author of the Positive Discipline books and founder of the positive discipline movement reveals some positive parenting strategies for rebellious and defiant teenagers. Get your teen under control without punishing and lecturing them with these great tips. Full show notes Being a parent is busy work. The amount of household and childcare responsibilities placed on top of a 40 hour...

Brandon Mull, author of 15 New York Times Bestsellers , discusses what makes good teen fiction books. He also shares what he's learned about how to get teens reading for fun while giving thousands of free lectures in schools around the country. Full show notes When we read a book, we allow ourselves and our minds to go on a unique journey. We give ourselves the ability to experience perspectives w...

Ulrich Boser, author of "Learn Better" and "The Leap" , discusses the latest research on the science of learning strategies and reveals how you can help your teen to adopt proven study techniques for accelerating academic performance with less effort. Full show notes When a teenager is constantly getting bad grades or failing to grasp course material, it’s hard to watch as a parent. It’s difficult...

Chris Smith, bestselling author of The Conversion Code , reveals a step-by-step formula for how to get kids to listen to you and follow your rules. Learn how to deal with teenagers and use Pattern Interrupt statements. Getting kids to listen to you is easy when you know this. Full show notes Do you ever have trouble getting kids to listen to you and do what you ask? You’re not alone. Getting kids...

Annie Fox, an online adviser to thousands of teens and the author of 12 books including " Teaching Kids to be Good People ", reveals the best ways to give teens advice when they need some guidance. Learn how to give teens advice they will actually listen to with these great tips from a true master. Full show notes Why Your Teen Doesn’t Talk to You Watching your kid become a teenager can be a very...

Paul Smith is the author of three books: Parenting with a Story , Lead with a Story , and Sell with a Story . On this episode, he reveals how to tell teens stories that teach them important lessons about life. He also shares a few of his favorite parenting stories that you can steal and tell to your own kids. Full show notes Not Another Boring Story... “Let me tell you how I learned the value of a...

Dina Alexander, the president of Educate Empower Kids and the author of numerous parenting books, explains how to talk to teenagers about porn and sex, including how to start conversations, what to do if you find porn on your family computer, and what topics to cover with every teen. Full show notes It might be every parent’s worst nightmare. You finally get some down time, and you want to resume...

Biz Ellis, the host of the " One Bad Mother ", reveals how she found her inner badass as a parent and learned how to be cool again through her kids' eyes. She also points out a number of ways in which you are probably already doing a great job and should give yourself a pat on the back. Full show notes The “Uncool” Parent Teens are really good at letting parents know how completely and utterly unc...

Robert J. Meyers, the author of "Getting Your Loved One Sober" , explores strategies that parents can use to get teenagers to stop using drugs and alcohol. Instead of blaming and shaming teenagers, Meyers' research-based approach involves loving and accepting your teen. Full show notes When our teenagers develop bad habits, it can feel like they’re slipping out of our control. You might worry abou...

Sean Grover, author of " When Kids Call the Shots ", discusses the hidden psychology that leads teenagers to bully their parents and reals simple strategies you can use to regain control from your teenager if you find yourself getting bullied. Sean has identified three main reasons parents get bullied. Full show notes Teen Guilt Trips Ever completely forgotten something that you promised your teen...

David Allen, the author of " Getting Things Done ", one of the best-selling business books of all time, explains how to get teens excited and motivated about their goals and productive as they pursue those goals. If you have a "lazy" teenager, you won't want to miss this one. Full show notes If your child isn’t living up to their full potential because they waste too much time on distractions, jus...

Dana Suchow, founder of Do The Hotpants , discusses what parents need to know to discuss eating disorders with a teenager. She also explains how to connect with teenagers about exercise in a positive way, words you should absolutely avoid when talking about food, and a lesson in where negative body image comes from. Full show notes If no one takes care to combat eating disorders in teenagers, unhe...

Suanne Kowal Connelly, author of Parenting Through Puberty , reveals when to start talking about puberty, how to start the conversation, and the important topics to discuss. Suanne also explains how to use techniques from Motivational Interviewing to improve your effectiveness during these talks. Full show notes Watching teenagers going through puberty can feel like a serious loss of control. Not...

Paul Angone, author of 101 Questions You Need to Ask In Your Twenties , discusses the process of finding your identity and your unique "secret sauce" to bring to the world. The key is to push teens to take on increasingly more responsibility in their lives while also taking the right kinds of risks. Full show notes Similarities between Adolescence and Your 20s While at times we feel freed from the...

Todd Cartmell, author of 8 Simple Tools for Raising Great Kids , explains how to get a strong bond with a teenager and then use this as a home base to redirect them to a better way. He says you need to start by fixing your relationship with the teen, then their behavior will follow. Full show notes Connect Then Redirect Parents of teens are all too familiar with this scenario: You want to find way...

David McGlynn, author of " One Day You'll Thank Me " along with two other books, gets candid about tough talks. By stepping up and doing the awkward talks with his own kids, McGlynn developed some important insights about how to approach the toughest parenting conversations. Full show notes How do you keep a straight face when your 12-year-old son calls his younger brother a “humongous dick weed?”...

Brandilyn Tebo, bestselling author of The Achievement Trap and a retreat leader and life coach, says it's important for parents to help teens develop a practice of unconditional self love. This episode is full of word-for-word scripts you can use to make it happen with your own teenager. Full show notes A fear of shame can be pretty darn motivating. We can place our teens’ worth in their accomplis...

Amy Morin, bestselling author of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do , and a leading expert on how to instill grit and emotional strength in children, discusses lessons she learned from her years as a foster parent to dozens of children and as a psychologist who helps families through difficult transitions. Full show notes At some point your child may have to deal with the sudden loss of a j...

Lucy Maddox, author of Blueprint: How Childhood Makes Us Who We Are , discusses the fascinating science of why social experiences are also heightened during the teenage years. In this episode she reveals what you should teach your teen about friendships and relationships. Full show notes After all these years, you think you’d know your kid, but there seems to be no end to the surprises, bombshells...

Neal Thompson, author of Kickflip Boys , discusses the drama of raising rebellious and defiant teenagers. He reveals some of the strategies he found that worked for getting through to his kids in the end and talks about how he coped with the rebellious years. Full show notes Are your boundary lines being crossed like hopscotch? Maybe this problem goes beyond the house, too. Your teen could harbor...