Teens learning to drive is a parent’s best dream and worst nightmare! It’s the BEST when we don’t have to drive them to and from every activity, but it’s SO SCARY. I mean, their brains are not fully developed, and we’re putting them in charge of a lethal machine. Yikes! This week we talk about …
As we head into the winter season, we want to talk with our daughters about winter holidays that are celebrated all over the world. Since we come from a Christian background, we decided to focus on other winter holidays besides Christmas. Come join us as we talk about the history, traditions, and messages of each …
How have we not had this conversation before now?! Why are teenagers sooooo moody! And what in the world can we do about it? Join us this week as we have this conversation. Why teens are so moody (hint: it’s all the brain!) How to tell the difference between moodiness and a bigger problem What …
This episode was painful to record for both of us because we saw ourselves in so many of the characteristics of someone who is at-risk for being codependent! Yikes! Hopefully, because of what we’ve learned, we can help our girls (and ourselves!) be aware of codependency in relationships and avoid the problems that come with …
It can be hard to have self-love as a teen. Between body changes, mean peers at school, and social media, our teens are bombarded with a million messages that make them question their worth. It can feel impossible to know how to help them! That’s why we loved the chat we had with Lindsay Law …
Unfortunately, headaches can be a big part of a teen’s life. Whether your daughter has an occasional headache or struggles with them frequently, this is the episode for you! We talk all about why teens get headaches, the different kinds of headaches and how they’re treated, and resources that are available for kids that have …
ADHD can be frustrating for parents AND teens. This week we dive into the ADHD brain – we talk about the hard AND the good! – and we give some strategies that you and your teen can use together. Help your teen celebrate her brain the way it is and learn how to work WITH …
Depending on your teen experience, the word “popular” probably brings up a variety of strong emotions. Dread? Excitement? Shame? Pride? Anger? Dr. Mitch Prinstein (author of the book “Popular”) nailed it when he said, “Even as adults we all still remember exactly where we stood in that social hierarchy.” Why is this? Why does popularity …
There’s nothing quite as messy as grief. It can be a very scary thing to talk about. So, for this conversation, we brought in the experts! Meet Anita and Mel from the podcast Widow We Do Now. They are both widows, and through their podcast they’ve created a beautiful and powerful – and even humor-full! …
Dr. Nancy Darling, professor and chair of the psychology department at Oberlin College, has researched teens and honesty for 20 years, and she concludes that 98 percent of teenagers lie to their parents. And let’s be real… that last 2 percent probably lied about not ever lying. So, if lying is so pervasive, is there …