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How to Help Your Teen Finish the Pandemic School Year Strong
A practice of mindfulness, helps teens find their own calm and inner wisdom which holds all the answers to the questions they pose. Mindful deep breathing and awareness centers teens, placing them in the present (not the anxious future or depressed past) and gives them the ease to regulate their emotions. Practically that means I coach teens to manageably break down their assignments, confront test anxiety and release depression.
Conscious Parenting is NOT Permissive Parenting
Holding boundaries is a crucial part of any relationship.
One of the simplest but most profound ways of holding a boundary is to state what we feel, think, want, value or need. Holding boundaries at its core is truth-telling.. And truth-telling, having our insides match our outsides in authenticity, is what the conscious parenting journey is all about.
How Recovery Principles Pave the Way to Conscious Parenting
Applying the 12 steps to my parenting helped me practice boundaries, communicate with integrity and ultimately BE loving and tolerant.
How to Prevent the Pandemic Blues to Find Deep Connection with Teens
None of us can parent alone successfully, especially during a pandemic.
Make Every Moment Count with Your Teen in 2021
My birthday is always a time of reflection and renewal for me. Since its so close to New Year’s Day, I take stock of the previous year and boy was it a doozy. Not only did we weather a pandemic, but I also had life altering milestones in my family. My father passed...
What’s Behind Your Teen’s Behavior?
Behind every behavior is a feeling and behind every feeling is a need. When we meet needs and honor the emotions they bring, we not only deal with the cause of the behavior, but we can use the opportunity to strengthen our relationships and grow skills for the future.
The Pandemic Paradox for Online Learning School Success
Ultimately, our teens are responsible for their learning schedule, organizing their work and completing assignments. But we can help them build the 21st century learning skills that will serve them well in college for post-secondary success.
QuaranTEEN Back to School: How to Help Your Teen With Online Learning
When dealing with a crisis involving your teen, it seems counterintuitive to focus on yourself. But it really is the best place to start problem solving. Flight attendants (when we used to fly) tell us to put your mask on first during a crisis drop in pressure. It’s the same for parenting in a pandemic.
How to Connect with Teenagers: Conscious Communication Skills Change Everything
In times of great social change, we look for the things we can control. We may not be able to predict the future for ourselves or our teens, but we can control how we communicate. The way we communicate reveals what we value and how we value it. I longed to connect...
Coronavirus Conversations Can Ease Teen Anxieties
You can ease their fear through connection. Try engaging them with open ended questions or statements of invitation to check in with your kids about how they are doing.
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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