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Parenting Teens: The Biggest Job We’ll Ever Have Podcast

Do you feel that parenting teens is the biggest job you’ll ever have?
Are you wondering about how to help your child discover his or her unique potential?
Are you dedicated to raising a child with character and integrity?
Based on the Hyde School’s philosophy of “parents are the primary teachers and the home is the primary classroom,” this podcast was created to help parents understand just how to put this philosophy in place in the home, and to discover the transformative outcomes that happen in families who implement it.
You will hear from not only experts in the field of raising teenagers, such as educational consultants, authors, and therapists, but also hear from former Hyde parents and students who share their stories of challenges and triumphs on this journey.
We welcome you to jump in and start discovering some “ah ha” moments and practices you can implement right away to bring your family closer together and raise self-confident teenagers with character who become inspiring adults.

Copyright: © 2016

Latest Episodes:

97: Ron Lieber: The Opposite of Spoiled Apr 08, 2019

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We talk today with Ron Lieber, author of The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money. What parent wouldn't want that?

"It's hard for parents to talk to their kids about money," says Ron; "they are not dispassionate about money, and not calm and rational about their kids." His book gives great advice for parents on all things about kids and money, and the connection between money and values. There are also wonderful stories and ideas from real families that he interviewed.

Ron is the "Your Money" columnist for The New York Times. His next book, "What to Pay for College: An Entirely New Guide to the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make," will be published by Harper Collins in 2020.

You can find him at www.ronlieber.com.

97: Ron Lieber: The Opposite of Spoiled Apr 08, 2019

Show notes

We talk today with Ron Lieber, author of The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money. What parent wouldn't want that?

"It's hard for parents to talk to their kids about money," says Ron; "they are not dispassionate about money, and not calm and rational about their kids." His book gives great advice for parents on all things about kids and money, and the connection between money and values. There are also wonderful stories and ideas from real families that he interviewed.

Ron is the "Your Money" columnist for The New York Times. His next book, "What to Pay for College: An Entirely New Guide to the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make," will be published by Harper Collins in 2020.

You can find him at www.ronlieber.com.

96: Marilyn Price-Mitchell, PhD: Get to Know Your Teen Apr 01, 2019

Show notes

"Parents need to listen to their teen. Support them in becoming who they want to be, not who you want them to be." Marilyn Price-Mitchell, PhD

Marilyn Price-Mitchell is a developmental psychologist, who works as a researcher and writer. For the last decade she's focused efforts on studying how parents, educators and mentors nurture positive strengths in children.

In her free e-book "Reframing Success," she lists eight attributes that are important in children and teens:

Empathy
Curiosity
Sociability
Resilience
Self-awareness
Integrity
Resourcefulness
Creativity

You can find Marilyn at www.rootsofaction.com; in Psychology Today, where she is a regular columnist; or at www.mpricemitchell.com.

95: Malcolm Gauld: Integrity Amid the College Admissions Scandal Mar 25, 2019

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Would you, as a parent, buy your kid's way into college?

Signe Wilkinson, cartoon du jour TOON14, Admissions Scam

"Here at Hyde School, we want kids to do the honorable thing without thinking about it." Malcolm Gauld, Director, The Hyde Institute

Malcolm has been a teacher, coach and head of school at Hyde School; he is currently Director of The Hyde Institute, an organization established to take Hyde's unique approach to family-based character education to other schools in the nation.

He was not surprised to learn that some parents would buy their student's way into college; but he was surprised by the extent of it.

"The parents have deprived their children of a very important rite of passage; the college application is the first time that an 18 year old takes their credentials into the world to see what the world says. Parents need to see how their children handle that.'

In this podcast, we look at how the lack of integrity on the part of many people involved in the admissions cheating contributed to the outcome.

Read Malcolm's blog article, "Personal Character > College Prestige" on the subject.

94: Sean Grover: When Kids Call The Shots Mar 18, 2019

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"You can't take the struggle out of parenting – it's built in. The real question is, how much are we willing to challenge ourselves?"

This quote from When Kids Call the Shots: How to Seize Control from Your Darling Bully - and Enjoy Being a Parent Again by Sean Glover, is just one of many wise things about parenting you will hear in this interview.

Sean is a psychotherapist, speaker, and author with 25 years' experience working with adults and children in New York City. His approach to parenting is the same as The Biggest Job's: "When parents model the behaviors they want to see in their kids, they lead the way to better communication and a better relationship."

You can find Sean at www.seangrover.com.

93: Chris Guidera: Parents Need to Listen Mar 11, 2019

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"Listen, listen, listen." – Chris Guidera, Hyde Alumni Parent

Chris Guidera, husband of Ali di Groot who was on the show last week, had similar words as his wife about his parenting: "I thought I had all the answers," he admits; "and I learned that I needed to listen more. The family I grew up in - somebody was always talking; nobody listened."

Chris thought he was doing it differently than how he was raised, but learned he wasn't. He made changes in his parenting through The Biggest Job Parenting Program and ultimately changed the level of trust between his daughter and himself.

92: Ali de Groot: Parenting from Anger Doesn't Work Mar 04, 2019

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"Before we went to Hyde, I was parenting from a very angry place." Ali de Groot, Hyde Alumni Parent

Ali embraced the parenting program, once she realized what was being asked of her, and says that her parenting changed drastically. "We didn't have to keep saying things like, do your homework, do your homework.

The parent training taught me to just, one by one, let go of my attachments to all the outcomes and to focus on myself. I was able to treat my daughter much more calmly; I wasn't angry anymore."

In this podcast, Ali shares how The Biggest Job Parent program changed her, her parenting, and all her relationships.

91: Eric Karlan: What Do I Need to Know About You? Feb 25, 2019

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Eric Karlan, Creative Commons license, image has been cropped

"What Do I Need to Know About You?" is Eric Karlan's favorite question to students.

Eric Karlan is co-owner of an organization called Ivy Experience, which helps students prepare for ACT and SAT testing, write college essays and complete college applications.

Don't let the name of his company fool you into thinking that he only helps students interested in Ivy League Schools; he helps students and families interested in ANY school. He wants to know how a student is engaged in the world, and helps them find their unique story – what sets them apart – what their values and quirks are, and the obstacles they've overcome.

He asks the question, "What do I need to know about you?" because he believes that sharing one's authenticity and passion is the most important part of helping students get to the right topic for their college essay. "What is an admissions officer?" Eric asks; "He or she is a person; and people accept other people."

Eric's website is www.ivyexperience.com
He has an enlightening Ted Talk at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTUjyf18XL8&t=8s

90: Bruce Berger: Parent from Your Principles Feb 18, 2019

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"As my children know from early on what I told them repeatedly… the two most important possessions a person has is their word and their integrity."

Dr. Bruce E. Berger, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Emeritus School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University.

A tumultuous divorce and custody battle led Bruce to seek a school that would give his son structure, stability and an academic education that was character-based.

Having been awarded custody of his two children when they were young, he parented from a rule-based approach; what he learned through The Biggest Job Family Program was that he was parenting from his own anxiety about his situation, not from his principles.

Bruce's circumstance might be different, but his parenting challenges can be seen in many of our own stories.

89: Kyle Winey: Hackiversity: The Secrets to Achieving More by Doing Less in College Feb 11, 2019

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Can students achieve more by doing less in college?

"YES!" says Kyle Winey, college productivity expert, in his book, Hackiversity: The Secrets to Achieving More by Doing Less in College.

When I read the title of this book, my first thought was, "Is this guy going to tell kids and parents that you really don't have to study in college?" What I found out was the opposite. Kyle's recommendations are:

Achieve Self-Awareness by finding your passion, your strengths, your purpose and figuring out what lifestyle you want.
Maximize Your Marketability through your college selection, the megatrends out there today, the selection of your major, your grades, internships, networking and your character (which he calls non-negotiable skills).

"Hacking college isn't meant to show you all of the ingredients involved with college success," says Kyle. "It's to help identify the few elements that rocket you toward success faster and with less effort."

Our podcast conversation with Kyle gives you glimpses into Kyle's premise and philosophy, which I think you'll find fascinating.

You can learn more about Kyle and HACKiversity at www.hackiversity.com. In addition to HACKiversity the book, Kyle's HACKiversity Project features a college selection tool designed to generate a list of colleges that are right for you, based on your location, grades, and budget.

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