Joyful Courage for Parenting Teens Casey O'Roarty

This week is the first episode of an end of year wrap up. We are doing an inventory of past, present and future in the context of emotional intelligence development. EQ is EVERYTHING and this week I am not only defining what it is, but also sharing strategies for STRENGTHENING EQ, and how to encourage our teens to do the same. Listen in!

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Join me and my good friends Amy Lang and Christy Keating as we dig into the trend of "sugar dating." Why do we care? Well, this is a growing trend on college campuses and it's important for parents to be informed and able to have conversations with their young adult children.

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Join me for this week's solo show as we dig into the importance and power of doing our own work around self regulation. The teen years are NO JOKE and if you are parenting an adolescent you KNOW how hard it is to keep yourself calm and centered. I see you! Tune in for this conversation.

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My guest this week is Dr. Tasha Brown, and it is a good one for anyone loving and supporting dysregulated teens! 

Dr. Brown starts off today explaining how she found her way to working with children with significant behavioral problems, and I ask about accommodations and if people ever view accommodations as enabling. We get into how to handle low distress tolerance, high reactivity, big emotions, and oppositional defiant disorder in adolescents. I bring up why some kids are more emotional than others, and Dr. Brown explains how we can dig deeper into what’s going on. We talk about global trauma & creating safety in our relationship. Dr. Brown reminds us how hard it is to be a teenager and why we need to come in with patience & empathy. She also shares her advice on starting conversations in neutral, collaborating with your teen, discussing coping strategies, and paying attention to positive behaviors. We end with a broad strokes chat on understanding neurodiversity in your teen, especially ADHD, and if we should share our children’s diagnoses with them.  

Takeaways from the show

What are accommodations? Are accommodations just enabling? 

Teaching teens to advocate for themselves

Distress tolerance and reactivity

Typical child development challenges versus oppositional defiant disorder

Patience & empathy for our teens!

Modeling regulation 

Prioritizing special time & connection 

Starting conversations neutrally & staying collaborative 

Discussing coping strategies with teens

The more attention given to a behavior, the more the behavior will increase 

Understanding neurodiversity, especially ADHD in your teen 

Should we tell children about their diagnoses?


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Join me this week in an exploration of what it means to be present, and what becomes available in relationships when we choose into that practice.

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I am so excited to talk to my guest, Valerie Tih, today.  

Valerie starts by explaining what Enneagram types are, how Enneagram complements Positive Discipline, & why Enneagram types are useful when it comes to parenting.  Valerie shares a bit about practicing presence and balancing your body, heart, & head.  I ask how we can connect deeper with the teens we have and what to do when your Enneagram type is different from your child’s.  We get into how to expand our relationship with our teen, how our ego plays in, and how & why we need to have faith in our adolescents.  

Takeaways from the show

What is an Enneagram? 

Why & how does Enneagram complement Positive Discipline philosophy? 

“Stuff is going to happen; are we going to react or are we going to respond?” 

Practicing presence in your body, heart, & head

Connecting deeper with the teen you have 

How to use presence to open a space for your teen to share 

Expanding your relationship with your teen 

Trusting that your teen will make it through adolescence


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