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86. Getting Kids Ready for Independence: Is Your Help Hindering Your Child’s Growth? Parenting Post-Wilderness: Parenting a Struggling Teen Before, During and After Treatment
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When does your help start to hinder your teen’s growth?
As parents, we want to help our kids as much as possible and protect them from discomfort. It seems like our generation has taken this belief to an extreme though. Did you know that the age at which parents allow their kids to go out and explore the world by themselves autonomously (for example by letting them go to the grocery store by themselves to pick up a few items) has almost doubled in just one generation!?
But the world has changed, right? And aren’t things sometimes just too difficult to handle for them? We’re all doing it from a place of love!
What if I told you that our teens need to experience discomfort in order to grow into independent young adults? The more we keep our teens in their comfort zone, the less resilience they’re building. And on top of that, we’re providing them with less opportunity to learn and grow.
“Learning doesn’t come from achieving success or getting what you want all the time.” - Seth Gottlieb
So how can we support our kids to get ready for independence? Let’s dive into this interesting topic together with Seth today. Have a listen!
In this episode on getting our kids ready for independence, we discuss:
Where’s the line between helping our kids and hindering their growth into independence?;Independence has changed drastically in just one generation;How independence teaches our kids what it is to be trusted and communicate healthily;How technology takes away the opportunity for our kids to feel autonomous;Holding on to perceptions of your teen of the past instead of who they are today;How can we get our kids ready for independence?;And more!Need support?
🗺️Need help setting healthy boundaries with your teen AND following through? My free guide will help you do so by creating your own Parent Home Plan!
🤍Influence lasting change in yourself and your struggling teen with my private coaching or parent group program specifically created for parents of struggling teens.
Ps. Are you getting great value out of this podcast? It would mean the world to me if you could leave a review on Apple Podcasts. This way, you will help me reach and help more parents of struggling teens develop healthy responses and boundaries instead of acting out of fear and anxiety. You can leave a review by clicking here, scrolling to the bottom, tapping to leave a star rating and then write your review. Thanks so much!
And if you haven’t already done so, make sure to subscribe to our show so you don’t miss any of my future episodes!
And remember parents, the change begins with us.
When does your help start to hinder your teen’s growth?
As parents, we want to help our kids as much as possible and protect them from discomfort. It seems like our generation has taken this belief to an extreme though. Did you know that the age at which parents allow their kids to go out and explore the world by themselves autonomously (for example by letting them go to the grocery store by themselves to pick up a few items) has almost doubled in just one generation!?
But the world has changed, right? And aren’t things sometimes just too difficult to handle for them? We’re all doing it from a place of love!
What if I told you that our teens need to experience discomfort in order to grow into independent young adults? The more we keep our teens in their comfort zone, the less resilience they’re building. And on top of that, we’re providing them with less opportunity to learn and grow.
“Learning doesn’t come from achieving success or getting what you want all the time.” - Seth Gottlieb
So how can we support our kids to get ready for independence? Let’s dive into this interesting topic together with Seth today. Have a listen!
In this episode on getting our kids ready for independence, we discuss:
Where’s the line between helping our kids and hindering their growth into independence?;Independence has changed drastically in just one generation;How independence teaches our kids what it is to be trusted and communicate healthily;How technology takes away the opportunity for our kids to feel autonomous;Holding on to perceptions of your teen of the past instead of who they are today;How can we get our kids ready for independence?;And more!Need support?
🗺️Need help setting healthy boundaries with your teen AND following through? My free guide will help you do so by creating your own Parent Home Plan!
🤍Influence lasting change in yourself and your struggling teen with my private coaching or parent group program specifically created for parents of struggling teens.
Ps. Are you getting great value out of this podcast? It would mean the world to me if you could leave a review on Apple Podcasts. This way, you will help me reach and help more parents of struggling teens develop healthy responses and boundaries instead of acting out of fear and anxiety. You can leave a review by clicking here, scrolling to the bottom, tapping to leave a star rating and then write your review. Thanks so much!
And if you haven’t already done so, make sure to subscribe to our show so you don’t miss any of my future episodes!
And remember parents, the change begins with us.
30 min