IMPACT: Parenting with Perspective
IMPACT: Parenting with Perspective
Latest Episodes
Modeling the Model
Want your teen to manage his thoughts, feelings, and actions better? Start by managing your own.As parents, it's easy to see what our teens are doing wrong. We want to help them think differently, feel better, and make better choices.
How Your Thoughts Shape Your Parenting
Have you ever thought, "If my teenager would just listen, I wouldn't get so upset"?Or maybe, "If he would just make better choices, I wouldn't worry so much."Here's the thing. Your teenager doesn't have to change before you can ch...
Giving Your Teen More Freedom (And When to Step In)
When should you put your foot down with your teenager? And when should you step back and let him make his own choices?It's a tough question. You want to protect your teen, but you also want him to grow up, make good choices, and take res...
When You've Tried Everything With Your Teen: Theresa's Story
Have you tried everything to help your teen, but nothing seems to work?Maybe you're tired of the fighting, yelling, and constant worry.Maybe you're scared about the choices your teen is making, and you don't know what to do next.<...
Reverse Procrastination: How to Turn Your Teen's Worst Habit Into a Strength
Does your teen put off homework until the last minute, then somehow get it all done in a rush?Maybe you're tired of reminding him, checking his grades, and watching him fall further behind.But what if your teen's procrastination i...
Fan Mail
I thought I'd really learned & implemented the T chart of control. After listening to this last podcast, I can see I have more work to do. Too much energy is going into my 18 yr old. I feel like I can let natural consequences happen, but then I catastrophize and still intervene. I justify it because the decision my adult child makes still affects me because they live at home. ex: I don't wake them for work & they get fired, loose the privilege of the car ( because they don't have $ for gas/ insurance), go into a deep depression, and possibly start using drugs again. That is what happens in my brain everyday when I know they should be leaving for work. This has been the cycle and it is too much to deal with again so I try to stop it from happening. The longer they can go with a steady job and no drugs they better it is for everyone.
Temecula, California