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How to Turn Generational Trauma into Recovery for Lifetime Transformation
In recovery as in the conscious parenting movement, we talk, we trust, we feel.
Help Teens Set Positive Intentions for the New School Year
We can best encourage teens to set positive intentions for the new school year by using conscious communication skills.
The Top Three Things Parents Can Do to Prevent Teen Substance Abuse
The top three things parents can do to prevent teen substance abuse are, 1) connection, 2) conscious communication, 3) be present.
Parent Permission Slip
Don't apologize for wanting to know what's going on in your teenager's life. We don't suddenly stop caring about what they're experiencing as they become more independent. Wanting to know who they're talking to, what they're thinking about, what their plans are --...
Whose problem is it anyway?
How did the teen summer camp, internship or family vacation go? If you and your teen had a great time, this blog post is NOT for you. This blog post targets those parents who are doing their best to facilitate positive experiences with their teens and co-create not...
The Secret to Being Heard by Your Teen in Tough Conversations
Co-creating (sharing responsibility in relationships) is the path for parents to take with teens to demonstrate how to be a “successful” adult. And isn’t that our parenting purpose to raise teens to be responsible, contributing adults?
How to Motivate Your Teen
Respecting your teen’s autonomy and communicating with open ended questions implies they are responsible for their thoughts, actions and feelings and communicates you want to support them
Three Ways to Help Your Teen Finish School Strong
Regardless of the reasons or the circumstances, our teens deserve our empathy in making it this far, but they may need our support to finish the school year strong.
How to Deal with Perceived “Back Talk” – A Conscious Parenting Perspective
Our teens bark back or try to get the last word for 2 reasons. 1) They don’t feel heard or honored. Teens get “defensive” with parents as a result. 2) They need to be different from us as parents in order to grow into independence. As parents, we can approach our teens with conscious communication. We can use I-Messages to communicate how disrespect feels and model how we would like to be spoken to.
Secret Solutions to Parent Overwhelm
Parent Overwhelm Solutions: 1) Take time to reflect more and do less to respect your own boundaries. 2) Use empowering affirmations with yourself and your teen. 3) Co-create supportive community with other parents.
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.
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