The Parenting Teens Solutions Podcast. (Parenting Teens With Purpose)

I get it, sometimes as parents we have said enough because our teens are not getting the point. We are tempted to say no more and keep our NO as simply that with no further explanations- As tempting as it can be, it can also cause unnecessary conflicts and misunderstandings in our parent-teen relationship. Our reasons will help avoid those wrong assumptions and keep the relationship healthy.

Not every conversation we have with our teens require a Lecture, Lesson or a Life Time Story. Sometimes just a Listen is all that is required. In this Episode, I share how important how Timing and our Tones really matters in nuturing our parent- teen relationship.

In thos episode, I share 5 tips that works when setting boundaries around behaviours in place for our teens. Boundaries are necessary and the way we express them to our teens is very vital to them getting its necessity. Join our Facebook group and Instagram page where we discuss this in more details. Do you need some coaching sessions for you and your teens? We have parent-teen combo coaching serv...

Communication challenges are among the top 10 challenges that parents have with their teens. In this episode, I am intentionally disrupting the way we view those challenges and giving us a different perspective on it. A part 2 on this will come out after, I dig deeper to get it all out of my head 😉.

Having controls and boundaries in our homes is an essential tool but sometimes, without the right skills to implement them, parents may be accused of being excessive with their controls. In this episode, I share how we can manage the controls better and get them to make sense to our teenagers.

They say it's easier to build strong children than repair broken adults. The key question is how do we then build strong children? Let's share some tips on how we build strong children. 1, Give them a voice. 2. Be there for them emotionally. 3. Recognise their uniqueness. 4. Affirm them. 5. Don't shame them for their mistakes. I also answer a parent's question regarding this and share some charact...

In this Episode, I introduce the concept of Solution Minded Parenting. It is a concept that embraces a mixture of growth mindset and other parenting teens solutions concepts. It gives parents lots of positive perspectives to choose from in their parenting journey. In this Episode, I covered who a Solution minded Parent is, I shared some consequences of not being solution minded and finally shared...

Many parents reach out to me with the worry that their teens no longer spend as much time with them like they used to. In this episode, I share practical tips for parents on the aspect of Quality time over the Quantity of time we now get to spend with them. Let us know what other topics you would love covered in our future episodes. Speak soon. Phinnah Chichi

Most times when we hear about self care, we don't immediately think of being kind to ourselves. In this episode, I share 3 ways of being kind to ourselves. Being kind to ourselves teaches our teens how to be kind to themselves and that in itsekf helps build their self esteem. For more content and interest in our online courses, do get in touch with us through our social media pages or send us an e...

The Yelling Habit has been on the increase since the pandemic and we are not sharing this as a blaming tool. It is more so that we see the effects of this unintentional habit that parents picked up along life's journey. In this Episode, I share 6 reasons why it is urgently necessary that we stop this habit. To know HOW to stop it, I will share the link to my online course called Shout Less to Conn...

In this Episode, I talk about how we can help build the great memories with our teens to make up the LEGACY we leave for them. This is very important yet very easily missed out on. I have seen many parents of adults today who regret not paying attention to these small but vital daily choices that would have made a big difference to the relationship they now have with their adult children. I would...

Many teens complain that their parents don't listen to them and parents are shocked because they think that they do listen. I call this the Parent- Teen Listening Gap and here is my proven way of closing that gap.

In this Episode, I share 5 ways we can help our Teenagers in this lockdown season and in the next segment, I share a word if encouragement directly to your teens. (So you can have them listen to that part) It will help them look at this lockdown with a different perspective.

Many parents struggle with understanding their teens and are shocked by the behaviour change they see in them. What happened to their teens? Some ask where is my little son or daughter? I tell parents that thet are still here. They have evolved so we need to evolve in our parenting ways to meet with them. In the episode, I share 4 reasons why some of us struggle to understand them and how we can m...

The pandemic was a shock to all of us and many areas of our lives including I must add, our parenting took a hit. All of a sudden, we had to juggle our children's schooling and our workplace duties. Our teenagers couldn't believe the sudden changes they had to adapt to but we scaled through it all and here we are. As we step on 2021, I share here 7 great principles that will help grow our parentin...

A healthy self esteem in our teens is vital. It helps them with their choices. It also helps them with their self confidence and their ability to say NO to negative peer pressures. In this episode, I share tips on how we can help our teens build up their self esteem for 2021 and beyond. Please share this episode with others. It is so vital that many of us get these tips and apply them in the relat...

Sometimes as parents, we do get caught up in the role of parenting that we forget ourselves in the process. Don't get lost in the role of parenting, rather allow the role to compliment YOU. Phinnah Chichi

Correcting our teenagers can sometimes be tricky because of the not so positive reactions we might get from it. Is correcting are teens wrong? No it isn't. It is vital and valid to correct them BUT how we make those corrections matters if we truly want transformation. I share the more about this here. I also share more information about our upcoming webinar 'How to Correct to Transform Teenagers '...

Many parents are shocked when suddenly the little boys and girls they once knew become teenagers and then can at times come across as disrepectful towards parents. In this episode, I share how to help teenagers be more respectful. There are certain scripts you can use that will help them understand you better. Listen in and let's know when you try them and the difference you have seen. Remember th...

The pandemic and all the changes that the world is going through is having its effects on many teenagers. Some are becoming very demotivated with the school work and can't see the point of working as hard as they used to. In today's episode, I share 5 ways we can help our demotivated teenagers. Please share podcast with your family and friends who have teenagers. Many parents are asking and these...

On this episode, I share my view on this question. Are they being difficult or is the fact that parents don't understand them. Listen in to what I chose and I added 3 game changers to understanding your teens better. Remember to connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube .

Parental Conflicts has been on the rise since the pandemic and it is affecting our children's mental health in one way or the other. I shared on a recent a insta live video on 5 main points to consider that will help us manage parental Conflicts better.

The shock many parents have at their teen's refusal to do something they've been asked to do is totally understandable because growing up many didn't dare to do that. In this Episode, I share what we should do when that refusal is done.

In this episode, I share the effects our dismissive words can have on our teens. We can disagree on some of their suggestions but we don't need to be dismissive in our disagreements. Being dismissive ruins the validity of our disagreements.

I asked parents recently to send in questions about their parent-teen Dilemmas. In this Episode, I am sharing my responses to 2 out of the various questions I got. Trust it will help you too.