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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:

88: Dennis and Claire Cavalli: Consistency and Patience in Parenting Feb 04, 2019

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"I learned that I had to be consistently patient and patiently consistent in my parenting."

Dennis Cavalli, Hyde Alumni Parent

Dennis and Claire Cavalli went through The Biggest Job Parent program almost ten years ago at Hyde School, but they are still using what they learned.

"I was just going through the motions of living my life," says Claire; "I was doing what I thought I should do, or what the books said."

In this is podcast, you'll find out how the parent program helped them change as individuals and as a couple; how this change helped their son; and how people in their community are now coming to them, seeking help.

87: Parenting Wisdom from Hyde Alumni Parents: Doug & Laura Main Jan 28, 2019

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In the first of our series on parenting wisdom from Hyde Alumni Parents, Laura Main says:

"I was willing to do whatever I was asked to help my son, including if it was hanging upside down from the rooftop by rope from my ankles."

I think most parents feel this way. The family is doing great, is, in fact, a great family, and suddenly things aren't going so well; perhaps there are struggles between the parents, a separation or divorce; a teen feels they need more independence; a parent feels the child needs more accountability. Whatever the reason, the student, and perhaps the whole family, is not thriving.

Laura and Doug share what their parenting was like before sending their son to Hyde, how their parenting changed, and what it's like now. They admit they learned a great deal about themselves, both as individuals and as parents in The Biggest Job Family Program.

86: Bonnie J. Rough: Beyond Birds and Bees, Lessons from the Dutch Jan 21, 2019

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"What's missing in many American lives is an everyday place for conversation about sexuality. We have "do" and "don't", but almost no "hmmm – let's think about that…" ~ Bonnie Rough

Having the chance to live for a period of time in Holland, Bonnie Rough and her young family experienced firsthand the way the Dutch have learned to teach their children about sex, sexuality and gender equality. Her latest book, Beyond Birds and Bees: Bringing Home a New Message to Our Kids about Sex, Love, and Equality, and our conversation in this podcast, are filled with humor, humility, and heart. She is forth coming about her own doubts and how she struggled to overcome them and give her children the foundations in sexual education to never feel shame about their bodies and their sexuality.

Bonnie can be found at www.bonniejrough.com and on social media.

85: Teen Coaching: Life Success for Teens Jan 14, 2019

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Natalie Borrell of Life Success for Teens

That's what we all want for our teens, isn't it? Well, have you ever thought about having a coach for your teen? To help them deal with anxiety, fear of loss, and fear of rejection? Sure, all parents would like to be the person their teen turns to for help with these things, but what if you're not? What if your teen doesn't want you to be the one to help them deal with their test anxiety, presentation skills and how to talk to their teachers?

It might be a hard pill to swallow, but remember what we say in The Biggest Job Workshops: "Humility is one of the most important qualities in parenting."

This podcast with Natalie Borrell, a school psychologist, and Alison Grant, a teacher with a license in counseling, of Life Success for Teens, (www.lifesuccessforteens.com) gives us insight into teenage anxiety and some great tips for dealing with it. They can also be found on Facebook at Parents Raising Successful Teens – a free community group.

84: Richard Preece: The 10 Priorities of Parenting Excellence in the Business World Jan 07, 2019

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Richard Preece, author of Live Big

Richard Preece works for a global investment management company. After graduating from The Biggest Job Parenting program at Hyde School, he took the Ten Priorities into his work place, teaching and modeling them in this country and abroad.

"There's not really any difference between what challenges people at home and what challenges them at work; so the 10 Priorities work wherever you are and whatever you're doing," he says.

Richard has written a book called Live Big: Creating the Life You Never Dared to Dream which is available on Amazon. If interested in finding out how to implement The 10 Priorities at your work place, contact Richard at rpreece56@yahoo.com.

The 10 Priorities

Truth over Harmony
Principles over Rules
Attitude over Aptitude
Set High Expectations, Let Go of Outcomes
Value Success and Failure
Allow Obstacles to Become Opportunities
Take Hold and Let Go
Create a Character Culture
Humility to Ask for and Accept Help
Inspiration: Job # 1

83: Lisa Wade: American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus Dec 31, 2018

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Lisa Wade, author of American Hookup

If the title of this book, American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus, by Lisa Wade, PhD., startles you, the information and descriptions in the book may shock you. But tune in to this podcast so you can find out the truth about how pervasive hook-up culture on college campuses is today, its pervasiveness and effects on students.

In an up-front conversation, Lisa Wade, associate professor of Sociology at Occidental College, gives us insight into the history of the hook-up culture on college campuses, the reasons students choose to hook-up, or choose to avoid it, and what colleges could do to change this culture.

"Seeing what's happening on campus as a culture – recognizing that it's not the hookup itself, but hookup culture that is the problem – is the first step to changing it," she writes.

Lisa travels nationally, giving talks about hookup culture. You can find her on twitter (@lisawade); on Instagram (lisawadephd) or at https://lisa-wade.com

82: Claire Grant: Are you a perfectionist? Is it influencing your child to be perfect also? Dec 24, 2018

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Are you a perfectionist? Is it influencing your child to be perfect also?

"Focus instead on who are you as a person, what do you stand for, what do you believe in, what are your deeper principles, and how are you going to live a life that adheres to that? And if you do, you're going to achieve what you're meant to achieve, and it's not a societal standard and it's not better than other people, it's your personal best." ~ Claire Grant

Claire, who is Executive Director of The Biggest Job Family Program at Hyde School, talks candidly about perfectionism in her own life as a teenager; how it happened, and her struggle to be satisfied with her own effort. She gives tips to parents who might be expecting perfection, and who are parenting out of guilt because they feel they should be more or because they've let their kid down in some way.

81: Lenore Skenazy: Why is Adolescent Anxiety Spiking? Do parents just need to get tougher? Dec 17, 2018

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Lenore Skenazy, President & Co-Founder of Let Grow

In a world where parents are getting a lot of blame, here's a different answer for why kids are so anxious about everything. Enter Lenore Skenazy, founder of LET GROW (www.letgrow.org) and author of Free Range Kids: How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts with Worry).

"NO!" she says, "It's not the parents; it's this culture that has written everything that kids do, see, eat, hear, read, lick – whatever - encounter as something that will be difficult and possibly dangerous…"

This is an informative and high-energy conversation with the woman who started the free range kids movement, now a law in the state of Utah and a pending bill in other states. (https://www.npr.org/2018/04/01/598630200/utah-passes-free-range-parenting-law)

Lenore and her team have also started Let Grow, an organization that includes the Let Grow Project for parents and the Let Grow Play Club for schools. Let Grow is trying to help parents, schools and communities get back to raising resilient, independent kids. You can download free materials for projects to do at home and at school from the website www.letgrow.org

Contact Lenore at www.letgrow.org to arrange a speaking engagement or to get more information.

80: Katherine Ketcham: Addiction: Heartbreak, Healing, & Profound Transformation Dec 10, 2018

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"Addiction takes over everything… it's this brain disease that affects individuals and changes their whole view of life and their whole view of relationships."

~ Katherine Ketcham

The Only Life I Could Save is Katherine Ketcham's seventeenth book; she has co-authored sixteen others, ten of which are on the subject of addiction and recovery.

For years she worked with kids in a Juvenile Detention Center, but when addiction lands in her own family, nothing she learned from the kids in "juvie" seemed to help.

From the flyleaf: "This book is a raw and moving memoir of heartbreak, healing and profound transformation; … of what Katherine deems the most important lessons of faith, hope, acceptance, and forgiveness."

This podcast introduces you to a very brave woman, a brave family, and a son who continues to lead and inspire them all.

You can find Katherine at www.katherineketchambooks.com or ketchak@gmail.com

79: Ryan Craig: The New U: Faster + Cheaper Alternatives to College Dec 03, 2018

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What if your teen doesn't want to go to college?

"Only 11 percent of employers believe new college graduates have the skills their businesses need. Seventy-one percent of employers said they would consider hiring a person without a degree over a person with a degree." ~ Ryan Craig.

Ryan Craig is an investor and author of A New U: Faster + Cheaper Alternatives to College (BenBella Books). In this book, he explains why he feels colleges are not educating kids for today's jobs; what's wrong with career services departments at universities; and what the alternatives to college are - alternatives that are faster, cheaper and put kids on a track to avoid layers of debt from a college diploma.

"Faster + cheaper alternatives aren't pathways to vocational or blue collar jobs, but rather to digital new collar careers," he writes.

The book is enlightening and fascinating; and this interview will peak your interest and raise your level of awareness about alternatives to college that don't incur debt and the possibility of no job after four years of study.

The best place to find Ryan is on twitter: @ryancraiguv

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