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202. How Much Screen Time Should Tweens and Teens Really Have?
How much screen time is too much for your tween or teen? It’s one of the biggest questions single parents are asking right now.
With schoolwork, social life, and endless scrolling, it can feel impossible to know...
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201. Building Trust and Navigating Conflict: Expert Tips For Parenting Tweens and Teens
What can parents learn from a hostage negotiator about raising confident teens? A lot more than you might think.
In this powerful follow-up conversation, host Tess Connolly, LCSW, talks with Karleen Savage — a TEDx...
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200. Why Screen Time Limits Alone Won’t Protect Your Child—It Starts With Real Talk
Are you constantly wondering if your tween is ready for social media—or worried about how much screen time is too much?
If you’re a single parent trying to navigate your tween’s digital world, this episode breaks down...
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199. How to Support a Child With ADHD - Practical Parenting Strategies Every Single Parent Needs
Are you a single parent trying to figure out whether your child’s struggles with focus, emotions, or school might be ADHD — and how to truly help them thrive?
In this insightful episode, host Tess Connolly, LCSW, sits...
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198. How Do I Hold the Line with my Tween and Teen?" Strategies For Standing Your Ground With Your Kids
Do you ever feel like setting boundaries with your teen just leads to endless conflict—or worse, silence?
Parenting teens is tough because adolescence brings rapid changes in emotions, thinking, and independence. Many...
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197. From Mood Swings to Screen Time - How Parents Can Reset Their Approach in Middle School.
Is your middle schooler’s mood swings, tech obsession, or growing independence leaving you unsure how to parent them?
The middle school years bring huge developmental changes—emotionally, socially, and cognitively....
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196. Why Friendships Shift in the Tween Years & How Single Parents Can Support That Transition
Is your tween suddenly struggling with friendships—being left out, confused by shifting dynamics, or dealing with drama you don’t know how to fix? As a single parent, it can feel overwhelming to know how much to step...
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195. Tired of Arguing With Your Tween or Teen How Single Parents Can Reset the Relationship
Tired of daily battles with your tween or teen over screen time, chores, or attitude? Wondering why every conversation feels like a war zone?
If you're a single parent caught in an endless loop of reactive parenting,...
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194. 3 Ways to Reset Screen Time & Routines With Your Tween or Teen This September
Feeling like back-to-school season has turned your home into a battlefield of screen time fights, homework resistance, and chaotic routines?
If you're a single parent wondering how to recover from a summer full of...
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193. When Your Teen Refuses to Hand Over Their Phone: What Single Parents Can Do
As a single parent, one of the most stressful moments you can face is when your tween or teen flat-out refuses to give up their phone. Whether it’s bedtime, homework time, or a consequence you need to enforce—what do...
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192. From Shock to Connection: What Single Parents Can Do If Their Teen Is Vaping or Drinking
Finding out your Tween or Teen is vaping marijuana, drinking or experimenting with substances can feel like a crisis. But what if this moment could bring you closer together.
In this episode of The Single Parent Reset...
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191. The Modified FAFO Parenting Approach - Natural Consequences Without the Shame
Have you seen the viral FAFO parenting meme? It stands for Find Out — and parents everywhere are talking about it. The idea is simple: let kids experience the consequences of their actions. But here’s the problem —...
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