Coronavirus Conversations Can Ease Teen Anxieties
Dear Brave Ones: Of course, we’re scared. That means it’s the time to be gentle and compassionate with ourselves and others. Can you imagine how scared our kids are? Their routines have been disrupted and they miss their teachers and friends. They have less control...
Homework Hassles Solution: The 3 Choices Process
Life is hard. Being a teenager and becoming a responsible young adult is one of the hardest stages of life. As parents, communicating that we are supportive and present to help can go a long way to co-create mutually beneficial solutions together and lay the...
Our Teens Are Our Teachers in Authenticity
My parenting journey has been a twisting turning path towards authenticity. My first born was premature and had congenital defect. She had to have an extensive surgery on the third day of life. While she made it through the first surgery she had to have a second one,...
Peacemaking in Our Time
The Christmas tree has been boxed if artificial and put to the curb if real and we face a new year. Dr. Martin Luther King quotes may abound this time of year, but perhaps it’s worthy to remember his last Christmas sermon. “The Christmas hope for peace and...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.