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

The rise in the number of challenges that many teenagers are faced with in recent times is alarming. Most times, parents are torn with worries of how they can best help their teens. In this episode, I share how understanding them is the gateway to connecting with them and then helping them. Listen in to hear the way we can understand them. I share a strategy that I use in understanding my teen and now my young adult children better.

Listening is a big part of our communication to our teens. When teenagers accuse their parents of not listening to them, its their truth and it comes with other thoughts and assumptions. In this episode, I dive into some other thoughts that lie beneath the accusation and how parents can address the matter in a healthy and effective way.

Charles Swindon tells us that life is 10 % of what happend to us and 90% of our we respond to what happened. This quote is the foundation to our conversation on this episode. What we say and do when we react has no time to be filtered and processed of it consequences but when we add a PAUSE, we create pathways for more understanding and reflections. Postponing our corrections in the moment of non- compliance and conflicts in the home with our teens is the wise thing to do. I'm glad you are taking the time to listen to this. I mentioned the next Group of Parents of Teens classes thatbwe are running from the 17th of Feb 2023 for 4 weeks. Register on hhtps:bit.ly/parentingteens101pc. Send us a message via our Instagram page or email ask@parentingteenssolutions.com

It is more common to read about the problems families have with their teens than it is to read of the great things about teenagers . In this episode, I share 5 out of many great things about them. I'd love to you to listen to this with your teens nearby. Its a great reminder for them too. In a world that perceives them as negative, its time for us to help change the narrative. Do you agree

As we step into the new year, here are 5 things I would suggest for us to avoid in 2023. Avoiding these will help us connect with them better. Connecting with them better helps them mature and make wiser decisions.

The childhood conversations are becoming very common. As young adults and adult children are discovering you they really are way fromntheir parent, they are asking questions abput their childhood and some are sharing their hurys which can make it a difficult conversation. These conversations need to be had and i want to encourage parents that those conversations are not personal attacks on them, it more for the healing or closing some gaps for the children. In this Episode, I shares things to avoid saying and what you should say instead to make the process effective and stay connected. Remember you can connect with me on Instagram www.instagram.com/phinnahchichi or www.instagram.com/parentingteenssolution. Follow me there for more daily parent-teen tips, tools and solutions. Looking forward to connecting with you.