Out Of Control Teens & Toddlers, Ghosts & Managing Change S2 E9

Is worrying about our kids the normal operating mode of modern parents. Are you stressed out, constantly over thinking and worrying about who they are becoming? I wants to know how did we get to this point? Were our parents ever as concerned about our wellbeing or did they just never vocalise it to us? Are we getting it right with all the mental health awareness or is it giving young people more ideas about what they should be worried about?

Question 1:

If you can’t get your partner to have your back and your parenting styles are very different how can you get your kids to do what you’ve asked them to do? When one parent tells them they don’t have to and the other is making threats - things get messy fast! Feeling alone and isolated as a parent is never a good feeling. Tina and I try to guide this mom through a very difficult personal situation.

Question 2-

A mom gets in touch about her out of control teenager. Her daughter wrecked her car and physically assaulted her. Should she cancel her party as a punishment? Or is that a step too far when your daughter is showing signs of frustration and unhappiness. Is being this strict actually helpful?

Question 3-

What’s the best approach when relocating your family. How do you prepare your child for the move? How do you persuade them it’s for the best when they are being vocal about not wanting to go.

Finally... over on Patreon

Tina reads an email from a listener who followed her plan and has seen a miraculous change in her kid. And yes, I did see a ghost. Or was it just some lad in a weird night dress. Who knows! It was definitely a ghost.

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