In this episode Chris and Cortney go from hosts to parents and talk about raising their teenagers. They work through what it means to have teenagers, how the teens think, and what they are going through. As the adult there are things that you need to do to be understanding by using your x-ray goggles and help them navigate this difficult time of change.
Tune in to see Parenting the Teenager Through a Therapist’s Eyes.
Look for the following takeaways from the show:
- For the mental health awareness week in October, the NFL released a great video about it with players talking about their struggles.
- What is normal for teenagers? For Pre-teens/Tweens?
- From a developmental view, this Psychology Today article talks about adolescence.
- During the transition to being a teen, there can be a grieving period for the parents.
- There will be a time for the teen to “stand up” or “challenge” the parent(s).
- Once the teen does not feel safe in the relationship, you’ve lost them.
- Be aware of what works best for your teen.
- A teen has a difference sleep cycle. Theirs are on a later schedule then the parents.
- Check out Episode 15 where Chris and Craig really dive into Love and Logic.
- Creative consequences are what you need to come up with as they get older.
- Lead with compassion as they are dealing with a lot, especially all the changes they are going through.
- Parents needs to use X-Ray Goggles to see through the actions that the teenagers are doing.
- Instead of reacting to the behavior, minister to the pain this is coming from. ~Cortney
- Chris wraps up the episode by providing some strategies when interacting with your teen.
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