Good Parenting Often Starts with Reparenting Ourselves
When I was fifteen years old, I swam for my high school swim team in our district meet in our hometown. Since the meet was local and at the indoor pool of the university where my father was professor, he came to watch. I was thrilled to see him! You know those videos...
Is this you? Take the Parent Codependence Quiz!
What is codependence anyway? The Mirriam-Webster Dictionary defines codependency as, a psychological condition or a relationship in which a person manifesting low self-esteem and a strong desire for approval has an unhealthy attachment to another person and places the...
How to Turn Generational Trauma into Recovery for Lifetime Transformation
I am incredibly grateful that my family found recovery, but like many of you, I sought to break the generational cycle of alcoholism in my family. Many children of alcoholics and high stress families, say, “It will never happen to me. I even got a degree in...
The Top Three Things Parents Can Do to Prevent Teen Substance Abuse
Here’s what I know as a substance abuse counselor, recovering alcoholic with 21 years of sobriety, sociologist, youth development researcher, parent and teen communication coach and mother of two awesome, powerful young adults who have navigated their way clear of...
How Recovery Principles Pave the Way to Conscious Parenting
I grew up in an alcoholic home. I am incredibly grateful that my family found recovery, but it was not until my adolescence and it came at a great price, my parents’ divorce. Adult Children of Alcoholics Battle Cry: It Will Never Happen To Me The battle cry of every...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.