Power Your Parenting: Moms With Teens

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#096 What Are You Tolerating? Dec 28, 2020

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In the next several weeks I will lead you through a process to get you ready for the new year. Think of this as your personal retreat.

What are you tolerating?

Today we are going to explore tolerations, messes, and irritations. You know the things that annoy you on a daily basis and steal your I feel good energy.

If I ask you the question what are you tolerating? What’s the first thing that comes to mind?

Maybe the first thing that comes to your mind is something about your teen, your boss, or your partner. In other words you are tolerating your relationships.

Or, maybe the first thing that you thought of is the color of your kitchen wall, all those piles of papers on the table, or the kitchen disposal that hasn’t worked in a year. You are tolerating things in your physical space.

Heres the thing. All of us tolerate things we shouldn't, instead of handling them. Every time we tolerate things instead of managing them they drain our energy. It steals our attention away from what we really want to do and what we want to achieve. And if we don’t handle these little things in life we can go into resignation. Like if I can’t handle these little irritations then I can’t have what I want and we feel this at a deep unconscious level.

This episode helps you become aware of what you're tolerating and gives you a plan to clean up your irritations and messes in your physical space and your relationships.

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#095 Mindfulness, Meditation, and Parenting Dec 21, 2020

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Today we are going to talk about how mindfulness meditation can dial down the drama and help you be the best parent for your teens.

Did you know that 47 different studies showed that mindfulness meditation reduces anxiety, reduces depression, increases well being , improves quality of sleep, and improves health outcomes?

I have a special guest today that will help us explore mindfulness and parenting.

Hunter Clarke-Fields, MSAE, RYT, is a mindful mama mentor. Hunter is the creator of the Mindful Parenting course, host of the Mindful Mama podcast and widely-followed author of Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids. She helps parents bring more calm and peace into their daily lives. Hunter has over twenty years of experience in meditation practices and has taught mindfulness to thousands worldwide.

Hunter has a special gift for you today. Thirty-six minutes in Hunter will lead you in a special nine minute meditation to help you reduce stress.

Here are some questions you can explore.

1. How did you get interested in mindfulness and meditation practices.

2. What is mindfulness and how does that help your parenting?

3. Can you explain how mindfulness meditation changes the brain?

4. How do you practice mindfulness?

You can contact Hunter at https://www.mindfulmamamentor.com/

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#094 selfless or Selfie Teen Dec 14, 2020

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Moms, as you know social media has created a whole new set of problems for parents of teens.

I know trying to monitor screen time will bring out the beast in most teens. And that’s so draining to deal with that day after day. Today we are going to go deeper and explore the impact of how social media is impacting our teens. Specifically addressing this selfie generation. And how it's not just about posting selfies it's directly correlated with how many likes you get. This is a recipe for compulsive posting, anxiety, and poor self esteem with a dash of narcissism. Our guest today is not only a wealth of information she is offering you a tool to communicate with your teen about the impact of social media and selfies.

Kim Laureen is co founder of Fresh Independence Productions - a writer, speaker and advocate for youth and families at risk. Director of the award winning documentary 'selfless' Kim says being a mom of 8 has prepared her well and lends authenticity, compassion and understanding to the challenges families face today.

In this episode we discuss these questions.

Why selfless?
· How the film came to be... (inspirational back story)
· What are some stats you have learned along the way?
· What are the realities you are hearing from youth?
· What did you learn parenting through 3 decades of teens?
· What is your greatest concern?
· What advice would you pass along to parents of teens today?

You can go to selflessmovie.com to watch and purchase via iTunes - Apple - Amazon or reach out directly to book a community screening license or workshop.

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#093 Healthy Eating Habits For Teens Dec 07, 2020

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Many teens are preoccupied with body image and girls especially can be obsessed with weight loss. In this episode we focus on health gain. A majority of weight and health issues are caused by unhealthy eating habits started in the teen years. Teens can get caught in that dieting and deprivation cycle, which can be extremely unhealthy. The goal is to interrupt those unhealthy habits as a teen so they don’t follow them into adulthood.

Dr. D Nice or Dr Beaugelin, real name Denise Hunter, MD, is an Adolescent Wellness Specialist and has been a medical doctor for over 20 years. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine and has completed hours of training towards board certification in Functional Medicine. She’s also been a youth leader for over 30 years and a trained youth motivational speaker. Her training in improv and storytelling helps her presentations to be delightfully engaging. Dr. D-Nice also currently serves on the Wake County (North Carolina) Public School Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC).

There are 4 major areas Dr. D Nice will address:

- Your mind: how you think about food

- Your mouth: how, what and when you eat

- Your moves: how and when to exercise

- Your rest: how rest plays an important part in health and weight loss

Contact Dr. D Nice

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.dnicebeaugelin/

Website: https://www.wisdomteethinger.com/

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#092 Feast on Life: What to Let In and What to Keep Out Nov 30, 2020

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In this episode we are going to talk about what to let in and what to keep out. Another way to say it is where to tune in and when to tune out.

There is lots of drama, chaos, and fear swirling around our world right now. Therefore we are experiencing a lot of drama, chaos, and fear in our families. Just because the drama is swirling around you doesn't mean you have to let it in. You have a choice. You don't have to let the chaos, drama or fear inside of you.

We can stay centered, grounded and calm in the midst of an adolescent storm or a global pandemic and actually enjoy our day.

Yes we are living in some turbulent times. My goal here is to keep you afloat and keep the toxicity out of this holiday season and so you can feast on life. I don't want you to miss the feast.

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#091 How to Raise Money-Wise Teens Nov 23, 2020

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How do you raise money-wise teens? Is that really possible?

To answer this question I invited Molly Ward to be my guest.

Molly Ward, CFP® (Certified Financial Planner), CDFA® (Certified Divorce Financial Analyst) and Founder of Well Lived Wealth, LLC is a Financial Planner based in Houston with more than 20 years of professional experience. When she’s not helping clients take control of their lives through financial management, you can find her throwing a ball in the front yard with her 11-year-old son, late evening dog walking with one of her teen daughters, paddle boarding on gorgeous Texas Hill Country Rivers, playing tennis with a friend, or hosting weekly Friday Fajitas parties.

Molly Ward offers securities through Equitable Advisors, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advisory products and services are offered through Equitable Advisors, LLC, which is an investment advisor registered with the SEC, and annuity and insurance products are offered through Equitable Network, LLC. Well Lived Wealth is not a registered investment advisor and is not operated or owned by Equitable Advisors or Equitable Network.

During this episode we explore these questions.

1. When should you start talking to your kids about money? And what should you talk to your teens about concerning money?

2. What are some of the traps that moms fall into with teens and money?

3. Can teens really manage their money or be responsible with money?

4. How can you train teens to handle money and make spending decisions on their own.

5. How do you keep teens from being entitled when it come to money?

Here's Molly's last piece of advice.

Give them an allowance that does not give them 100% of what they want. If they want more, they need to get a job. The important part here is getting a job where they have to show up and work. I heard that only 33% of students have a job before entering college. these jobs, well maybe menial are so important to you developing great long-term habits with money. Especially, if you couple it with an Allowance that Isn’t enough for all their wants. there is a big focus on the résumé and the ACT scores, however a job will teach them Real world perspective and be great for the long term and in the short term it will put money in their wallet to buy the coolest pair of tennis shoes.

You can contact Molly at http://www.welllivedwealth.com/

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#090 Clean Your Room !!!! Nov 16, 2020

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I've been listening to moms for a long time. 99.9% of moms complain about their teens messy room. So if you struggle with your teen around cleaning their room you're not the only one. Yes this is not a life or death situation….but it is one of those damn dailies that can drain us and strain our relationship with our teens. So I have invited a very special guest who has personal experience with her own teens and also professional experience with organizing teens rooms.

Amy Gardiner is a Professional Organizer and Organizer Coach based in San Diego. Her company, Higher Order, has helped declutter, destress, and demystify home organization for more than six years.

Trained as an Organizer Coach, Amy helps clients identify and connect to their big goals, develop an actionable plan, and provides accountability and support along the way. She serves overwhelmed clients from executives to entrepreneurs, busy families, military on the move, and everyone in between.

Amy also hosts decluttering challenges on The Daily Five, a Facebook group formed to encourage, support, and inspire people world-wide to live a bigger life with less stuff.

Here are some questions we explore.

1. Why did you start the clutter free kid program. go into your philosophy.

2. What are lessons that you learned from your kids about what to do and what not to do.

3. What's realistic for teens? Did you have a clean room when you were a teen?

4. Can you tell me how you would approach helping a teen organize your room? (the process of clutter free kids)

5. What advice or tips do you have for moms who can't higher an organizer?

6. How can moms preserve the relationship with their teen and still have a clean room?

You can reach Amy for complimentary consultations by email (amy@HigherOrderHome.com) or by phone. Find out more at www.HigherOrderHome.com.

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#089 How's Your Mother's Heart? Nov 09, 2020

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In this episode we're going to check in with your heart.

How's your heart doing mom?

Some of you may feel that your mothers heart is just fine. Others may feel that your heart has numbed out. Some of you may feel like you have a bleeding heart.? Some of you may describe your heart has gone cold or like it just feels tarnished.

Parenting a teen is hard on our hearts. But too often moms suffer needlessly.

WHY is that? Because we take things personally.

In this episode we discuss how moms can guard their hearts, nurture their hearts, and restore their hearts.

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#088 NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS---Or is it? Nov 02, 2020

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When your teen yells at you, "It's none of your business."

Most likely it is your business!

Today's episode we are going to get into your teen's personal business. We will address the question, "Whose business is it, your teens business, your business or our business?

The way you define your teens business, your business or our business is by establishing boundaries. If you're unclear about whose business it is, you are unclear about the boundaries and your expectations. If you are unclear about these things, you can’t parent effectively.

My goal is that as we explore the murky waters of "whose business is it" that you will become crystal clear about your business and your teens business.

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#087 The Empathy Advantage Oct 26, 2020

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Today we are going to talk about all things empathy.

Why should you care about empathy? In this episode we answer this question. Empathy is on the decline in our culture and we will look at why. How does social media and out digital world impact empathy?

What can moms do to help increase empathy in teens? Can empathy be taught? Are middle school and high school students capable of empathy? What’s the evidence that people can learn to be more empathetic? What is the empathy advantage? We will explore self empathy, empathy to others and empathy to our planet. We have a special guest that is highly knowledgeable around the research and science of empathy and also has practical advice for you moms.

LYNNE AZARCHI, author of THE EMPATHY ADVANTAGE, is Executive Director of Kidsbridge Tolerance Center outside of Trenton, New Jersey—a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering bullying prevention, anti-bias, diversity appreciation, empathy, and empowerment strategies for youth. She is a tireless advocate for improving the lives of at-risk youth in communities across New Jersey. Kidsbridge helps more than 2,500 preschool, elementary, and middle school students and educators improve their social-emotional skills each year. Azarchi has won many awards and her articles have been published both in newspapers and academic journals. She is a frequent speaker to parent and teacher groups, corporations and major educational conferences.

To learn more about the book or to contact Lynne click this link. https://empathyadvantagebook.com/

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