The Parent & Teen Toolbox

How many times a day are our brains bombarded with negativity and rubbish? It affects our behavior and mood.

My guest on this episode calls these intrusions, “brain hacks”; and Doreen has recently certified as an Unhackable Coach!

In this episode, we discuss the importance for us parents to be aware of what we are being exposed to and how, by monitoring these brain hacks, we can adopt a less reactionary approach to parenting. In turn, this awareness helps us to calmly guide our children through the myriad of daily challenges that they face throughout the adolescent years.

We talk about how our kids can take ownership of their feelings and their thoughts - thus equipping them with the emotional resilience to become more responsible in their decision making. All that, and a smattering of neuroscience, this action-packed episode will help you ‘walk the talk’ and become that shining example for your children!!

BIO: Doreen Steenland, Certified Professional Christian Life Coach:

“I empower Christian Moms to launch emotionally competent world-changers who love well. My goal is for parents to become unhackable Moms who empower unhackable teens.

The Moms I work with empower their teens to block unauthorized access (brain hack) to their thoughts and emotions! They raise teens that know what they believe, who are comfortable in their skin, and have amazing social skills that will impact influence, and lead others so they can change the world! I believe growing the next generation in emotional intelligence will be the key to making lasting changes worldwide.”

Doreen lives in the United States with her husband Richard and is the owner of Living Full Life Coaching. She’s Mom to three amazing young adults, one who has launched at 23 and she truly gets that parenting is messy! When she is not coaching parents, she is golf, walking, biking, or hiking!

Living Full Life Coaching https://LivingFullLifeCoaching.com

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Three Questions to Ask Your Uncommunicative Child :

All too often parents say to me :

“My child won’t speak to me” or “I know something’s not quite right - but they won’t tell me what’s wrong.” Well, I have a resource for you. Download this FREE Resource : 📍www.caigraham.com/threequestions

It will help you reconnect with your child quickly and easily; and in a way that will not drive them to their bedroom to avoid you!

Breathing Through BIG Emotions :

If you or your child are struggling with your emotions at the minute - then I have a great online course that introduces you to 7 different breathing exercises that a can get you out of many sticky situations :

📍www.caigraham.com/breathe

Details of all further podcasts can be found on my website : 📍www.caigraham.com/podcast

If you need to get in touch - Please email me at [email protected]

Music Credits : MBB : https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial/happy

There is a great deal of uncertainty in the world at the minute; and our kids are bearing the brunt of this. They have been away from school for many months - and now they are entering an environment that should feel familiar - and yet it’s not; because the education system has been given a bit of an overhaul because of COVID.

Taking it one step further, our students are struggling to adjust to university & college life that doesn’t even compare to that of last year.

In this episode, we are discussing how our teenagers are adjusting - and how we can support them through this process. JoBeth suggests trying thoughts on for size.

It’s important to acknowledge that we don’t know what’s going to happen in the future - and we need to be OK with that. To accept that outside circumstances aren’t going to make us happy and she encourages us to find joy - through a more positive mindset. It’s not necessarily the big things - it’s the little things that bring us joy ... a soft blanket and the first drink of coffee in the morning. It’s so important for parents to watch our words. We need to give them thoughts that serve them better.

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JoBeth is a college instructor, life coach, wife, mother of two, and foster care advocate. JoBeth has been teaching Public Speaking at the University of Arkansas for 5 years. Previous to that, she was a high school teacher. JoBeth has always felt a pull towards helping others and as a high school senior all she knew is that she wanted to help others.

Today she is doing just that, helping others. JoBeth works diligently to provide quality education and coaching to her clients. From her experience as a college instructor and her personal experience as a college student, JoBeth has created a coaching platform that gives college girls everything they need to do all the things in college and still enjoy life.

W : www.jobethevans,com

E : [email protected]

P.S. Are you curious about what your daughter should know before her first day of college? Even if she's already started go to www.jobethevans.com/15questions to see what questions she should know the answers to - so you can set her up for success TODAY (even if she's already started!) ~~~~~

Three Questions to Ask Your Uncommunicative Child :

All too often parents say to me :

“My child won’t speak to me” or “I know something’s not quite right - but they won’t tell me what’s wrong.” Well, I have a resource for you. Download this FREE Resource : 📍www.caigraham.com/threequestions

It will help you reconnect with your child quickly and easily; and in a way that will not drive them to their bedroom to avoid you!

Breathing Through BIG Emotions :

If you or your child are struggling with your emotions at the minute - then I have a great online course that introduces you to 7 different breathing exercises that a can get you out of many sticky situations :

📍www.caigraham.com/breathe

Details of all further podcasts can be found on my website : 📍www.caigraham.com/podcast

If you need to get in touch - Please email me at [email protected]

Music Credits : MBB : https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial/happy

In this episode we are talking about some of the difficulties our children are experiencing whilst transitioning back to school/university after a prolonged period away from education due to the Coronavirus.

We talk about how we can help our children to redefine what education means to them - and rebuilding expectations; because things are changing so rapidly at the minute.

We also talk about the importance of LEARNING rather than education just being the grades that can be achieved at school & universities. Tertiary education is not necessarily a path that suits every child - and that’s OK. There are other options available - and equally important. ~~ Sonja Montiel has served more than 20 years in the college admissions profession, having extensive experience in the areas of freshman, transfer, and international admissions.

Sonja founded College Confidence in 2002 with a philosophy that college planning must be driven by the teen through reflection, transparency, and accountability, which can only be done with parents who are empathetic, knowledgeable, and patient. She believes that teens are empowered when they understand all of their options after high school through conversations that being between parents and their teens.

Website links and social media links: https://www.collegeconfidence.net/about https://academy.collegeconfidence.net/parent-university https://www.facebook.com/collegeconfidentparents ~~~~~

Three Questions to Ask Your Uncommunicative Child :

All too often parents say to me :

“My child won’t speak to me” or “I know something’s not quite right - but they won’t tell me what’s wrong.” Well, I have a resource for you. Download this FREE Resource : 📍www.caigraham.com/threequestions

It will help you reconnect with your child quickly and easily; and in a way that will not drive them to their bedroom to avoid you!

Breathing Through BIG Emotions :

If you or your child are struggling with your emotions at the minute - then I have a great online course that introduces you to 7 different breathing exercises that a can get you out of many sticky situations :

📍www.caigraham.com/breathe

Details of all further podcasts can be found on my website : 📍www.caigraham.com/podcast

If you need to get in touch - Please email me at [email protected]

Music Credits : MBB : https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial/happy

"Our children come through us, not for us, but for the lessons they reflect to us, during their journey, in an effort to grow us up along the way."

When we were young we were told that children should be seen and not heard. Now - as parents ourselves, we are told that our children’s needs are paramount. Somewhere along the line we have missed out! We are often told to trust our gut, our intuition. But how can we trust it (or even hear it) if we have not yet discovered who we truly are ourselves? Through having years of putting other’s needs first, and not having a voice, many of us struggle to follow our own instincts; and yet Kim and I are in agreement that it is on our instinct that we must rely as parents - because we know our family’s needs the best.

In this episode Kim and I explore the importance of hearing that inner voice and sometimes, relinquishing control. As parents, it’s scary to drop the reins - but by allowing our children to lead the way in their own lives, we set ourselves up for more connection and less confrontation.

Whilst listening to our own heart we must teach our children to do the same; and with that comes the likelihood of things not always going according to plan - and that’s totally OK!

~~~~~ Kim Muench (pronounced minch, like pinch with an “m”) is a Jai Institute for Parenting Certified Parent Coach who specializes in working with parents of adolescents (between 10-25 years of age). Passionate about educating, supporting and encouraging moms and dads to parent with intention and guidance rather than fear and control, Kim leads with compassion and without judgment through her one-on-one coaching, small group sessions, and local community workshops on topics such as Values & Boundaries, Open Communication, and Self-Care in Parenting. In addition, Kim facilitates a worldwide support community through Meetup.com on Zoom for moms of tweens and teens called Moms Empowering Moms. Kim is a published author who began by writing about her own parenting journey in 2011 with a memoir entitled My Mothers Footprints: A Story of Faith, Calm, Courage, Patience and Grace, she is currently working on a second book about how she discovered who she truly is through her parenting and how this is an opportunity for all parents. You can find out more about Kim’s services as well as read her blog at www.realifeparentguide.com. Kim is also on LinkedIn and Facebook at Real Life Parent Guide.

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Three Questions to Ask Your Uncommunicative Child :

All too often parents say to me :

“My child won’t speak to me” or “I know something’s not quite right - but they won’t tell me what’s wrong.” Well, I have a resource for you. Download this FREE Resource : 📍www.caigraham.com/threequestions

It will help you reconnect with your child quickly and easily; and in a way that will not drive them to their bedroom to avoid you!

Breathing Through BIG Emotions :

If you or your child are struggling with your emotions at the minute - then I have a great online course that introduces you to 7 different breathing exercises that a can get you out of many sticky situations :

📍www.caigraham.com/breathe

Details of all further podcasts can be found on my website : 📍www.caigraham.com/podcast

If you need to get in touch - Please email me at [email protected]

Music Credits : MBB : https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial/happy

In this episode we are talking about the developmental stages that our children go through on their path towards adulthood; and why the teenage years can often be so turbulent.

Invariably when we are dealing with teenagers we find ourselves being ‘triggered’ by their behavior - and Jacci explains why this is more to do with the parent rather than the child!

Jacci discusses - what she calls - “Middle of the Road Parenting” and why it’s necessary to not expect too much from ourselves or our children. ~~~~~

Jacci is a psychotherapist and coach who specializes in helping families, parents, and individuals better understand how their thoughts impact their reality. She has over 30 years of experience in working with children and families, her career started as a nursery nurse working in both mainstream and EBD schools. In 2004 Jacci began a fostering career that lasted 13 years. Fostering mainly teenagers with complex needs prompted her to go on to train in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy. More recently Jacci has included coaching using ‘The 3 Principles’ in her private practice based in Coppull, Lancashire.

Jacci offers support through her Parent-Plus page on Facebook as well as having a podcast all-around mental health called Living Life Being Human.

Jacci is a mum of three, her eldest son is now 33, her daughter is 31 and her youngest is 16, she also has an amazing boisterous two and a half-year-old grandson who teaches her something new every day.

https://jaccijones.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/parentplus2015

https://www.livinglifebeinghuman.co.uk

https://www.anchor.fm/jacci

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Three Questions to Ask Your Uncommunicative Child :

All too often parents say to me :

“My child won’t speak to me” or “I know something’s not quite right - but they won’t tell me what’s wrong.” Well, I have a resource for you. Download this FREE Resource : 📍www.caigraham.com/threequestions

It will help you reconnect with your child quickly and easily; and in a way that will not drive them to their bedroom to avoid you!

Breathing Through BIG Emotions :

If you or your child are struggling with your emotions at the minute - then I have a great online course that introduces you to 7 different breathing exercises that a can get you out of many sticky situations :

📍www.caigraham.com/breathe

Details of all further podcasts can be found on my website : 📍www.caigraham.com/podcast

If you need to get in touch - Please email me at [email protected]

Music Credits : MBB : https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial/happy