Talking To Teens: Expert Tips for Parenting Teenagers
Kids & Family
Have you ever tried taking your teen’s phone away? How did they respond? Did they scream? Cry? Bargain and beg for you to give it back? For many families, arguments over tech use are an exhaustingly repetitive part of everyday life. Devices can have plenty of benefits for teens, but can also be addictive and problematic! As a parent, it can be scary to feel like teens are ditching their homework for tik tok, talking to random strangers online, or running free all over social media.
Helping teens create healthy tech habits is hard work–but not impossible! Surprisingly, it starts with encouraging teens to be themselves. Confident teens are less likely to hide behind screens, and more likely to immerse themselves in the real world. But how can we help teens create this confidence? That’s what we’re getting into this week!
Our guest is Roni Cohen-Sandler, author of Anything But My Phone, Mom! Raising Emotionally Resilient Daughters in the Digital Age. Although Roni’s book focuses on young women, her years of experience working as a psychologist has taught her a lot about young adults of all genders! In her work, she’s found that technology is the number one point of contention between parents and teens. Today she’s revealing how we can talk to teens about tech and much more.
In our interview, we’re talking about how technology can complicate kids’ sense of identity, and what we can do to help them feel secure in who they are. Roni gives us tips for striking up critical conversations with teens about their tech use, and explains how we can guide them toward enjoying their phones–in moderation.
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Ep 113: What Top Athletes Can Teach Us About Teen Success
Ep 112: Consequences of Your Teen’s Digital Footprint
Ep 111: Want Accountable Teens? Ask the Right Questions
Ep 110: Hidden Depression in Perfectionists
Ep 109: Can Your Teen Spot the Truth?
Ep 108: Prepare Your Teen for Police Encounters
Ep 107: Only 7% of Parents Do This...
Ep 106: Teen Brain Hacks
Ep 105: The Hormones Behind Bonding, Relationships, and Sex
Ep 104: A Good Relationship is Key to Raising a Good Teen
Ep 103: How Risk-Taking is Hardwired in Adolescent Brains
Ep 102: Is Your Teen’s Tech Use Healthy, Junky, or Toxic?
Ep 101: Connect Deeper with Vulnerability
Ep 100: Artistic Teen? Time to Get Creative...
Ep 99: “Mom! Dad! Can I Have Some Money?”
Ep 98: From Insecure to Marvelous
Ep 97: One Trusted Adult
Ep 96: Getting Over the Awkwardness to Talk About Sex
Ep 95: The Truth About Alcohol
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