From Parent Camp Newsletter 4-10-24 I recently heard the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, Charles Duhigg, speaking on a business podcast about his most recent book, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection. Now, this book has nothing to do with teenagers (although he has 2 at home) but it does certainly pertain to communicating …
From Parent Camp Newsletter 4-3-24 The way you react when your teen shares something serious with you, can mean the difference in whether or not they ever share anything with you again. Yes, it’s that big of a deal. If they don’t feel they can trust you not to freak out, go ballistic, give them …
From Parent Camp Newsletter 3-27-24 A mindset is subjective. It’s how we interpret or perceive what’s going on in the objective world. Everything is how our brain interprets it to be. The thing is, most of us don’t even realize we have mindsets about things. We think the way we view the world simply the …
From Parent Camp Newsletter 3-13-24 Most of us go through our daily lives, doing what we do, thinking what we think and feeling what we feel, out of pure habit and forward momentum. Who has time to stop and observe, right? The problem with the way most of us speed through life is that we …
From Parent Camp Newsletter 3-6-24 Does your teen spout curse words, use a derogatory tone, or say things you consider disrespectful when they’re in the middle of experiencing gigantic emotions? I’m not talking about “common everyday disrespect,” that isn’t happening during a meltdown – that’s a different topic (and one I covered in episode 117.) …
From the Parent Camp Newsletter 2-28-24 The hardest thing about changing my parenting was learning to keep my mouth shut and listen! Listening has never been my strong suit. I’m a “fixer.” I know the answer. I can fix it! 😢And when it comes to our kids, some of us can get stuck on “if …
From Parent Camp Newsletter 2-21-24 I don’t know if you read Tuesday’s newsletter or not but I mentioned a sibling study in which researchers reiterated what we really already know; each one of our kids needs to be treated as the unique individual they are. But often the traits that make our kids unique show up “biggie sized” …
From Parent Camp Newsletter 2-14-24 Any time you need to talk to your teen (or other kids) and express how you feel about something, you need to remember to I statements. I mention this briefly in The Field Guide when talking about rules and negotiation (Section 4).👁️ The point is, when you’re telling your teen …
From Parent Camp Newsletter 1-31-24 I want to talk to you briefly about Your Teens’ Emotions (Section 3.3 of The Field Guide). If you can build the habit of validating your kids’ emotions/feelings, it will go such a long way in building connection between you and decreasing arguments. It can be really difficult if you’ve never …
