Episode 97: Teens Want to Be in Control. Here’s Why They’re NOT (& What They Can Do About it) Direct from a Teen Author of The Teen Health Revolution
There are very few podcast episodes where I insist, “Parents, go get your teens right now.” This is one of those episodes! My guest today is 17-year-old Abdullah Ansari, and listening to him talk about teen health, food, stress, tech, and purpose made my jaw drop more than once. Not because he sounded rehearsed or...
Episode 77: Teaching Teens About Money: Budgeting, Stress, and Starting Smart Conversations
Let’s be honest, teaching kids about money can feel intimidating. It’s one of those “adulting” topics we know they need, but if we didn’t grow up with great financial habits ourselves, how can we pass on something we’re still figuring out? That’s why I sat down with my friend Crystal Paine for a conversation every...
Episode 69: Starting Your Kids Off on the Right Financial Foot | Teaching Kids About the Dangers of Debt
Raise your hand if you love money! But…raise your hand if you DON’T love figuring out what to DO with your money, spending too much money, or not having enough money? That’s Brad Nelson’s mission as Debt Free Dad – to help normal everyday people take control of their finances so they can live a...
Episode 47: Teens and Fertility | Hormone Health Is NOT Just About Having Babies
Ever felt like your kids or teens want to do the opposite of what you recommend? Dr. Mandy Patterson and I are both moms of teens, and we talk today about the perils of parenting and how we work around the resistance. She has some great tips for finding a way “in” to what your...
Episode 46: Sharing the Mental Load of Cooking Responsibility
I see a lot on social media about the “mental load” that women especially carry. Meal planning, grocery shopping, cleaning the house, getting kids where they belong on time, making sure they have proper snacks and meals if they won’t be home for dinner, homework, emails from everywhere… It’s a LOT. And a lot of...
23 Highest Paying Jobs for Teens They Can Start This Week
This post was written by Marjolein Dilven of Radical FIRE. Jobs for teens and high school students aren’t the easiest to find — the job can’t require a ton of experience, be part-time (because, school), offer enough pay to make a dent in your college fund, and most importantly, be solid enough that you can...
Episode 026: Villain to Mentor – Becoming the Person Your Teen Turns to Instead of Fights Against with Joey Mascio
You’ve heard people say it…You may have said something similar yourself… It’s a negative judgment on teens, especially parenting teens. “Oh, just look out for when they’re teenagers!” “Teens are just moody…just confrontational…just tough to parent.” Etc. Etc. Etc. I’ve said it too, and I feel regret! Turns out, most of the time, I puffy-heart-love...
Episode 022: Nurturing Young Skeptics: Essential Guide to Teaching Critical Thinking to Kids and Teens with Kathy Gibbens
When is the last time your kids were learning something in school and you got totally pulled in? That happened to today’s podcast guest, Kathy Gibbens, when her daughter was learning logic and critical thinking in middle school, and Kathy became a mom on a mission. She realized critical thinking is, well, critical to our...
203: Don’t Have “the Talk” with Your Girls – How Fertility Empowers Pre-Teens and Beyond with Grace Emily Stark and Jackie Aguilar of Natural Womanhood
Ladies, how many of your friends have some sort of issue that has to do with hormones (rhetorical question)? Thyroid, infertility, estrogen dominance, acne, mood swings, migraines, painful periods, rough peri or actual menopause, etc. If our girls can understand the natural cycles of their bodies and the purpose of feminine hormones early on, they’ll...
196: Middle School Superpowers (And Vital Soft Skills for the Rest of Us) with Counselor Phyllis Fagell
You know when we have a repeat guest here on the Healthy Parenting Connector, they’re really good! As soon as I finished this interview, I bought Phyllis Fagell’s new book called Middle School Superpowers, and it’s in my stack! In our first interview, we talked about why middle school kids are built a bit differently...