Am I Making Too Many Decisions For My Teen?

Giving teenagers the power to make decisions about their own lives can be terrifying, but it is an essential part of growing up. In today’s episode, we are talking all about agency and how we can empower our children to learn how to make reflective, good choices. Tuning in, you’ll hear about why this is so important, how to guide our teens in decisions about their academic journeys, the dangers of forcing them into things, how to help them recover from a series of bad choices, when they shouldn’t be in charge, and so much more. We even delve into how our actions of love may actually be inhibiting our children’s growth before discussing the big impacts of agency in our kids’ lives. So to hear all this and be inspired to raise more thoughtful people, press play now!

Key Points From This Episode:

• [0:00:50] Today’s topic: decision-making and agency. 
• [0:01:55] Why we need to allow our teenagers to make some decisions themselves.
• [0:03:22] The importance of letting teens have agency over their academic journeys and how we can guide them.
• [0:09:26] The benefits of allowing the student to make certain decisions and the dangers of forcing them into things. 
• [0:13:42] How to help your children reflect when they make the wrong decision over and over. 
• [0:16:59] When teenagers shouldn’t be able to make decisions.
• [0:19:44] Cathy tells us about two students: one who was forced into a decision and one who made the same decision by himself and the effects of each case.
• [0:25:10] The importance of exposing your children to different things and family modeling. 
• [0:28:54] Why you have to ask yourself if you need to answer certain questions or do certain things for your children or not. 
• [0:31:20] The importance of teaching your children to be responsible for their own space. 
• [0:32:45] The bigger, long-term impacts of teaching your children agency and decision-making skills. 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Sh*t Your Teenagers Won’t Tell You

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