5 Steps to Navigate Teen “Rebellion”
There are 5 steps to navigate teen rebellion. The first 4 steps listed are conscious parenting mindset shifts and the fifth one is one of the conscious communication skills, I teach clients. 1.) Teen “Rebellion” is Developmentally Appropriate Teens need to...
5 Ways to Reconnect with Your Teen
We know if we want to be heard, we have to hear. Open ended questions set up opportunities to do so with our teens. I help coaching clients practice them in targeted ways and they re-ignite deep connection with teens in the Back on Track Family Communication Model. I...
It’s Just Not Personal
Albert Einstein purported no problem can be solved by the same level of consciousness that created it. It’s the same in conscious parenting. We cannot meet adolescence with the black and white thinking of authoritarian parenting and expect to prepare them for a world...
Collaborative Problem Solving with Teens
Sometimes teens feel parents are too “demanding” on their free time. Conversely parents may push teens to be more “responsible.” Then comes the back-to-school preparations and the summer of impactful connection and conversation with teachable moments seems to slip...Laura Lyles Reagan, MS
For more than 30 years, Sociologist Laura Lyles Reagan has worked in youth development and parent education. Her approach, called co-creation, helps teens and parents grow the skills they need for positive relationships. Seen here with Dr. Shefali Tsabary, author of The Conscious Parent and Oprah’s “favorite parenting expert,” who invited her to her annual event, Evolve.