Kiera Gray: Getting Inside the Teen Mind The Father Daughter Dance Podcast

Kiera Gray gives us an insight into what is going on inside the mind of a teenager on today’s episode of the Father Daughter Dance. Kiera is a 16-year-old woman who is home-schooled in the state of California, she has spent the last four years studying the psychology behind positive reinforcement and non-verbal communication. Kiera’s studies have helped her gain a perspective on the relationship between children and their parents. Her knowledge has allowed her to create a course to help parents get Inside the Teen Mind.
Tune in to hear Kiera discuss how parents can gain a new perspective on their children by asking the right questions, discovering their love languages and how social media has a massive impact on children maturing today.
Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Kiera in this episode: 
How parents can learn what is going on inside their children’s minds The ways you can curate well phrased questions and the power behind questions How a father-daughter relationship can be improved by knowing love languages The conversations that daughters want to have with their fathers How teenagers view the role of social media in their lives The psychology behind positive reinforcement and non-verbal communication Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction 0:35 – Who is Kiera Gray? 1:10 – The power of a well phrased question 7:40 – Introducing Kiera to the podcast 9:40 – The ‘Inside the Teen Mind’ course 12:00 – Relationship between Kiera and her Dad 16:20 – Love Languages 19:40 – How fathers should refer to their daughters friends 20:50 – The conversations daughters have with their fathers (or want to) 22:30 – Dealing with Instagram 25:00 – Talking to parents about social media 27:25 – What questions do teenagers want from their parents? 32:45 – How do teenagers feel about their parents attempts at conversation? 35:40 – Should parents join their children on social media? 37:30 – Putting in the effort to improve parent-children relationships 38:30 – Discussing academics vs feelings & thoughts 40:35 – Feeling seen and heard 44:30 – Where you can find Kiera’s course 45:20 – How our young women discussing dating 47:50 – Where are teenagers finding aspirational relationships 50:30 – What change would daughters like to make to their Dads? 54:50 – The reptile vs ape brain Episode Resources:
Inside the Teen Mind Course: http://www.insidetheteenmind.com/  Podcast Links: 
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