Pivot Parenting: Expert Tips for Navigating Teen and Tween Challenges

Many parenting issues boil down to one specific struggle: Confidence.

Advocating for our kid, standing up to them, following through with consequences, loving unconditionally, having peace, and so many other things all have this common root struggle. Today, Tony and I discuss the details and help you find more confidence and therefore less struggle and more joy.

To learn more about parenting and order best seller, How I Fixed My Teen, visit me at heatherfrazier.com

About my guest, Tony: So, you may be asking yourself...How did this guy become so interested in Women’s Confidence?

My path to standing here, in front of you right now, is 100% because of my daughter...my amiga...my best buddy...Rachel.

Our story begins when she was about one. That’s when Rachel’s mom and I parted ways and circumstances led to me being a single dad at the age of 27. Here I was raising a daughter on my own.

A daughter...a gender of the human species that I thought I knew about, but in reality, had absolutely no clue! Although I didn’t know it at the time, it was the beginning of ‘girl’s world’ bootcamp for this guy and it changed my life. For the better. That epiphany led me to lean into my passion for helping others through therapy and coaching. I went back to grad school at 30 to get my Psych degree. Then my doctorate.

In 2011, I opened my own counseling and coaching company, which in turn led to the “She Talks Confidence” podcast, YouTube channel (Tony Dufresne, PhD), and the book (Surrounded by Idiots).

My podcast, speaking engagements, and online True Confidence program are labors of love that have come from three decades of success, failure, setbacks, challenges, breakthroughs, and comebacks. Find all things Tony at tonydufresne.com

From Christmas gifts to college applications, choosing friends, picking classes, applying for jobs, finding roommates, how to respond to a text, and even what to wear on any given Tuesday—life is full of decisions that can feel overwhelming. Add in the mental drain of decision fatigue, and it’s no wonder our teens (and even we) feel worn out by lunch!

But what if regret over decisions could be a teachable moment for your teens? Imagine the confidence they could build in making choices that align with the life they want, and the relief that could bring to your household. Decision-making is a learnable skill, and in today’s episode, I’m going to show you exactly how to help your teen master it.

What You’ll Learn:

• The hidden reason why decision-making is so difficult—and how to overcome it.
• Step-by-step strategies to guide your teen in making decisions they’ll feel good about.
• How to handle it when the 'wrong decision' is made, and turn it into a growth opportunity.

Want to go deeper and help your teen tackle life’s big decisions with ease? Book a free 30-minute consultation with me, and together we’ll work through your family’s biggest challenges.

All talk (or complain) and nothing changes. We might get louder, we might be more miserable and frustrated, but the teens are still teening and the parents are still parenting... as the months pass but the unbearable moments we want to avoid are just on repeat.

WHY!? It can be maddening when you don't understand the reason behind the chaos. Listen in, because I'm going to make sense of the madness and then explain what actually fixes the issue so that when you see something that needs improvement, you're all set.

(Spoiler: It's only a couple of steps and they aren't what you think.)

For a free 30 minute "best next step" conversation about your situation, book at HeatherFrazier.com

The role of mother can be very lonely. We don't want to blab our teen's struggles to our friends, we are pulled in every direction, trying to be there for everyone, all while the list of things to do grows by the day. Why is it important to have friends amidst the chaos and how does one go about fostering meaningful friendships amongst everything else?

This is exactly what Jody and I discuss today in Pivot Parenting. Women need each other and this isn't a selfish thing. Listen in as we break it down and Jody gives us the one hack to remember in friendly interactions.

To learn more about parenting your teen and order my best seller, How I Fixed My Teen, please visit me at heatherfrazier.com

About my guest:

After having her first two kids, Jody Moore struggled with work/life balance, embracing motherhood, and liking herself. As an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints she felt guilty for not loving the role of mother and wife, and turned to life coaching for help. The transformation she experienced not only helped her at work and at home, it strengthened her testimony of Christ leading her to dive into learning the tools of coaching and to leave her position as a corporate leadership coach to launch her own coaching practice. Jody is certified through The Life Coach School and completed Master Coach Certification in 2018. Today, as an LDS Life Coach, Jody has helped tens of thousands of people through her top-rated podcast Better Than Happy as well as her coaching membership program Be Bold. She has 4 children ages 7 – 17 and resides in Spokane, Washington with them, her husband, and their French bulldog Finn, mini cavapoo Milo, and cat Oscar.

Website: https://jodymoore.com/masterclass/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jodymoorecoaching/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jodymoorecoaching/

Routine is shown to help manage stress and anxiety, help in productivity and make life feel generally better. Enter, a parents morning routine. Helping teens get out the door each day, fitting in time for ourselves while doing all of the other things on the list can feel daunting. In todays Pivot Parenting episode, I chat with morning routine expert, Ahna Fulmer.

We discuss all of the things: why it can be helpful, how it can work for everyone, when one should begin a routine and everything in between.

To learn more about parenting your teen, and ordering my best seller, How I Fixed my Teen, visit me at heatherfrazier.com

About my Ahna Fulmer: am passionate about helping women Rise Well A dual-certified nurse practitioner with 10 years of emergency medicine experience, I want to empower you with practical, data-driven strategies to rise emotionally, mentally, physically, socially, and spiritually well, fulfilling your God-given purpose with more confidence and joy – one imperfect day at a time.

Whether you join me in the Early Morning HabitTM, a premier virtual program helping busy women rise well with a morning routine that starts each day with God’s Word and a workout while offering hope to a child waiting to be adopted into a forever family, on my top-rated health & fitness podcast, imPERFECTly emPOWERedTM, or on the blog here at ahnafulmer.com, you will be inspired to embrace imperfection as perfectly beautiful and mistakes as part of your unmistakable uniqueness. Because your story matters and YOU ARE LOVED.

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