In this expert interview I had an awesome conversation with Lindsay Boccardo.

Lindsay is a speaker and coach.  She started her coaching practice as a career coach for young high achievers.   This work gave her a unique perspective into the younger generations. 

In...

•  Does your teenager complain about not being good enough? Not smart enough, not athletic enough, not pretty enough?
•  Do they feel like their life is boring compared to other kids their age?
•  Are they jealous of what others have?

Today we are going to explore how upward...

Stop saying that you understand what they are going through…

Even though you were a teenager once and you probably went through a similar circumstance, don’t assume that you know exactly what your teenager is going through.  Their life experience is different than yours. Would...

Stop dismissing feelings …

Think for a minute about how you feel when someone dismisses your feelings. It feels like they just don’t get you and that you don’t matter.  Is this what you want your teenager to feel?  Your teenager  has enough of this to...

I have been reading “Parenting the new teen in the age of anxiety” by Dr. John Duffy and in the first part of the book he shares an interesting insight.

Picture this…

Today is the first day of school for your Fourteen year old daughter.  It is not just the...

The other day my wife and I planned to meet for dinner at a pizza restaurant called Pies and Pints.  This place has become one of our go to dinner spots because of an awesome street corn pizza they have.  On this particular night I arrived at the restaurant about 30 minutes early with...

Part 2 - Building Connection:

•  Ask curiosity questions
•  Acknowledge what they say by repeating it back to them
•  Validate their emotions

Our mission is to empower parents to choose love over fear regardless of the circumstances.

A FEA (Family Enrichment...

Today I am going to challenge you to adopt a new perspective when your teenager refuses to listen to your request to put their phone down during dinner.

See their resistance as a symptom of another issue. This is a sign that they need to reconnect. 

Two ways to build...

With today’s busy schedules, the family dinner for many has been replaced with a trip through the drive-thru after soccer practice or a piece of leftover pizza eaten in separate rooms by each member of the family. Today I am offering a challenge to you: Develop a plan for having a family...

Recently, I was talking with the family ministry pastor at a local church, and he shared that each year they host a mud run for moms and their daughters. Here is how it works: They lay out a one and one-half mile course that includes a variety of obstacles. Included along the way are mud pits...