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How to Love Your Teen When They Act Unlovable

How to Love Your Teen When They Act Unlovable

Teen Behavior and Substance Abuse

I just had the privilege of working with some parents in one of our local school districts. Eighty five parents answered a brief survey about the top things they struggle with in parenting teens. The results are in. Parents struggle with their teens disrespectful...

Laura Lyles Reagan, MS

Dr. Shefali Tsabary and Laura Lyles Reagan at Evolve

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. 

Recent Posts

  • Respectful Communication: Your Relationship with Your Teen Determines Success
  • Reparenting Ourselves and Our Teens: Survival Roles in Alcoholic and High Stress Families
  • How to Turn Generational Trauma into Recovery for Lifetime Transformation
  • Help Teens Set Positive Intentions for the New School Year
  • The Top Three Things Parents Can Do to Prevent Teen Substance Abuse

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Laura Lyles Reagan holds a Masters of Science in Sociology. She's spent over 30 years working as a passionate community advocate, specializing in child and youth advocacy, mentoring, youth development, academic success models, parenting, and family poverty issues. She's a professional parenting coach, writer, and speaker.

 

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I believe this statement and MORE. Our alignment n I believe this statement and MORE. Our alignment not only heals ourselves but others as well. We have the power to co-create each other. As with most growth, it's not, either or, individual and community, it's a both, and. Anytime I share a new growth pattern with someone else, it solidifies it in me while supporting another soul. Or it contrasts differences between us which can also serve growth. When in alignment to the Divine, we heal each other. More than ever, we need an understanding of the importance of US. Aligned community is why WE are here. #consciousliving #consciousparenting #consciouscommunication #consciousconversations #heart2heartparents #raiserespectfulparents
Triggered? Overexplaining to your teen? Listen for Triggered? Overexplaining to your teen? Listen for what may resonate for you in today’s Brave Parent Mini Workshop. Overexplaining is just one of the pitfalls to conscious communication with our teens. Exploring the root of it is key to connecting heart 2 heart. In my Back on Track Parent and Teen Communication Program we explore others and learn how to effectively connect with mutual respect and more peaceful cooperation. There are 2 spaces left in my December Back on Track schedule. Prices will go up in January 2024 (just around the corner). If you sign up now, not only do you get 2023 pricing, but you can hold your spot with a deposit and schedule the sessions anytime in the first quarter of the new year! Message me and we can set up a time to talk/chat. I will ask you some qualifying questions and offer my best recommendation about what can help your family make the shifts that your heart desires. #backontrack #parentingteens #parentingteenagers #familycommunication #consciousparenting #consciousconversations #consciouscommunication
Just gonna leave this right here… #consciouspare Just gonna leave this right here… #consciousparenting #consciouscommunication #parentingteens #parentingteenagers #consciousconversations
// Today’s Back on Track Family Communication Wi // Today’s Back on Track Family Communication Wins // My heart is full to see the ease and connection now between this parent and teen. From Mom: “The work I did with you individually Laura helped me see where I was triggered from my past of growing up in an alcoholic home and helped me heal my fear so that I’m parenting in the moment with calm presence and not from projecting fear. Turns out the real problem was me. It takes practice one day at a time, of course. Not only do I have more self-compassion and I’m centered, but we have less conflict in the family overall." From Teen: “The communication skills help, but really its because my parents started using them and try to control me less. They give me the benefit of the doubt now and we laugh more.” There are 2 spaces left in December’s Back on Track schedule. Prices go up in January 2024 (just around the corner). Sign up now for 2023 pricing even if we dont start till January! #backontrackfamilycommunication #consciousparenting #consciousconversations #heart2heartparents #thrivingwithteens #parentingteens #parentingteenagers #parentcoaching #teenlifecoaching #consciouscommunicationwithteens #ConsciousCommunication #backontrack #backontrackcoaching
Yesterday, a sweet parent asked me, "Why is it so Yesterday, a sweet parent asked me, "Why is it so hard?" I empathize. Parenting a teen today is one of the hardest things there is. It is complicated and takes all of who we are physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. In our group we offer mutual support for the journey. But I would also like to offer my…Experience, Strength and Hope. My EXPERIENCE: When I am distressed by my teen's reactions, struggles, problems or personality, it means I am distressed by my own expectations. When I am dissatisfied with my teen, I am really dissatisfied with myself. Practically speaking, it means I cannot control or protect her and somehow I believe I should. Our teens have a right to their own journeys. They deserve to work through their own distress and have their own problems. That means they can make their own mistakes. I can have influence but they need to be exactly where they are so they can work through it. My STRENGTH: When I let go of my expectations about how my teen "should" be and let go of the fear for my teen's future, I can relate to her and honor her for exactly who she is. My HOPE: When I simply but profoundly relate to her exactly as she is and where she is without expectation or a need to control her, that relationship provides her the foundation and guiding light for working through what she needs to work through. Yes, parenting teens is hard. In fact today, it may be the hardest part of being human, but when we surrender the illusion of control, we are free to love, support, guide and influence. #parentingteens #parentingteenagers #consciousconversations #consciousparenting #raiserespectfulparents #heart2heartparents #surrendercontrol #codependencywithteens #codependentnomore
Seeing codependence in ourselves regarding our tee Seeing codependence in ourselves regarding our teens, is yet another growth opportunity. Let’s talk about it in this Brave Parent Mini Workshop. Let me know what you do when you realize you are acting codependently and riding the emotional rollercoaster of their mood swings. #codependencywithteens #codependentnomore #recoveringparents #parentsinrecovery #consciousparents #consciousconversations #consciousliving #parentingteens #parentingteenagers
Have you signed up for the Thriving with Teens Sum Have you signed up for the Thriving with Teens Summit? We start tomorrow. (It's FREE!! Direct link in the bio.) I'm honored to be among these amazing experts. My interview will focus on navigating the teen mental health crisis from the societal and family views. You will also get a pdf download about navigating screen time and a journal to record notes from each interview. You can even purchase lifetime access to the interviews. This will definitely be worth your time! Please don't miss it. Let's embrace the tween and teen years with confidence and joy. Register for FREE and get access to invaluable interviews and sessions. Your journey to thriving with teens starts here! #ThrivingWithTeens #ParentingSuccess #onlinesummit
How will you connect this holiday? Attempts at con How will you connect this holiday? Attempts at control are always about fear based parenting and not about facilitating the positive future we envision. Perceived successful teens and young adults don't manifest from fear. I had to take a look at what my parenting purpose really was in order to connect on a heart level and provide the foundation of support my teen need to learn to "adult." -Laura Lyles Reagan, Family Alchemist™ #parentingteens #parentingteenagers #consciousparenting #consciousconversations #consciousconversationswithteens #raiserespectfulparents #heart2heartparents
Seasons Greetings! Is it too early to say that? I Seasons Greetings! Is it too early to say that? I've been waiting all year. But I remember some holidays weren't all that festive because I was living with moody and sometimes isolating teens (heavy sigh)...until I did my inner work and learned how to listen and communicate from the heart. Then the holidays became as fun as when they were little. I want to share the conscious communication skills with you, that can help you rekindle connection with your teen and make memories that call them back to you when they are young adults. I know how busy we all are, and I know how busy the holidays can get. That's why I'm offering a VIP Make Your Spirit Bright Session. (I've never offered anything like this before!) It's 90 minutes of super charged practical coaching where we apply conscious communication to your most pressing parent/teen issues and co-create solutions together with a roadmap of the first steps to launch your teen's successful future. Want the details? Type "Bright" below and I will message you the info right away! #parentingteens #consciousconversations #parentingteenagers #consciousparenting
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