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280. What to Do When Your Teen Breaks Screen Time Rules
You created the rule.
You explained the reason.
Your teen may have even agreed to it.
But now they are still scrolling after bedtime, refusing to stop gaming, bypassing parental controls, or sneaking the phone back in...
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279. What to Say When Your Teen Ignores You: 5 Scripts That Work Better Than Repeating Yourself
You ask your teenager to put down the phone, start their homework, walk the dog, or get ready to leave.
They do not respond.
You ask again.
And again.
Before long, you are yelling, your teen is defensive, and a basic ...
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278. How to Limit Screen Time for Teenagers Without Constant Fights
Is screen time the battle that keeps showing up in your home?
Maybe your teen is on their phone late at night. Maybe gaming turns into an argument every time you ask them to stop. Maybe social media, YouTube, texting,...
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277. How to Limit Screen Time for Tweens Without Daily Battles
Is screen time already becoming a daily battle in your home?
If your 10-, 11-, or 12-year-old argues every time screens end, asks constantly for more time, sneaks devices, or says “everyone else gets to,” you are not ...
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276. ADHD Behavior Problems in Kids: Gut Health, Screen Time & Meltdowns
If your child has ADHD or ADHD-like symptoms, you may feel like you are constantly managing meltdowns, screen battles, irritability, impulsivity, emotional explosions, or big reactions that seem to come out of nowhere...
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275. Single mom burnout: how to stay grounded when your teen pushes every button
Single mom burnout is real, especially when you are raising tweens and teens through behavior problems, screen time battles, emotional ups and downs, curfews, money stress, and hard conversations that you may not feel...
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274. Teen Behavior Problems: What Parents Should Do First
If your teen's behavior has been pushing every button lately—attitude, eye rolling, lying, shutting down, refusing to help, or constant battles over screens—you are not alone. Many parents start to wonder if they've...
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273. How to Stop Arguing With a Teen Without Losing Connection
Does every conversation with your teen seem to turn into an argument?
You ask about homework, and they snap back. You remind them about a chore, and they roll their eyes. You bring up the phone, the attitude, the curf...
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272. Screen Time Rules for Kids in Summer: Simple Boundaries That Actually Work
Summer can make screen time harder for families.
There is less school structure.There is more downtime.Kids may be home more.Parents may be working.And screens can quickly become the default activity.
In this episode,...
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271. 3 Scripts to Handle Teen Attitude Without Losing Your Cool
Does your teen’s attitude instantly pull you into a fight?
The eye rolls.
The sarcasm.
The “whatever.”
The rude tone.
The way one comment can shift the whole mood in your home.
If you are parenting a tween or teen,...
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270. When Consequences Stop Working With Your Teen: What to Do Instead
Your teen misses curfew. You take away the phone. They shrug.
Your tween talks back. You ground them. They say, “Whatever.”
You try to follow through, but nothing changes.
If consequences have stopped working with you...
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269. The Exact Words to Say When Your Teenager Refuses to Listen
Do you feel like you repeat yourself all day long with your teenager?
In this episode, Tess Connolly, LCSW shares practical parenting scripts that help reduce power struggles and improve communication with tweens and ...
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