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244. How To Deal With a Disrespectful Teenager Without Damaging the Relationship
What do you do when your teenager rolls their eyes, talks back, or gives you attitude — and you want to address it without creating even more conflict?
If you are parenting a tween or teen, especially on your own, you...
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243. Disrespectful Teenager? How to Respond Without Damaging the Relationship
Why does one simple request, like putting the phone away for dinner, turn into a full-blown argument with your teen?
If you are parenting a tween or teen on your own, everyday moments like screen time, chores, or...
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242. After a Fight With Your Teen: Why Repair Matters for the Parent-Teen Relationship
What if what you do in the 24 hours after the fight matters more than the fight itself?
If you’re parenting a tween or teen—especially as a single parent—conflict can leave you carrying guilt, second-guessing yourself...
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241. Screen Time Rules for Teens: Why Inconsistent Parenting Makes Them Fail
Ever notice how the moment you grab the phone to enforce a limit, the meltdown becomes bigger than the screen time itself?
If screen time limits feel like a daily battle—especially when you’re parenting solo—this...
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240. Teen Vaping: What Parents Should Say When They Find a Vape
Found a vape, cartridge, or hidden stash—are you about to say something that shuts your kid down for years?
When you discover vaping, your fear often comes out as anger—especially if you’re doing this alone as a...
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239. Teen Attitude Problems: Why Rudeness Isn’t Always Disrespect
When your teen snaps, rolls their eyes, or talks back—do you feel like you’re one comment away from losing it?
If you’re parenting solo, teen attitude can feel constant and personal—like you’re failing or losing your ...
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238. Teen Mental Health: Why Late Winter Is Hardest for Teens
Does your tweener or teen seem to fall apart every March — more conflict, more screen time, more shutdown, more stress?
If things feel heavier at home right now, you’re not imagining it. March is a predictable stress...
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237. Teen Screen Time Limits: What to Do Before Taking Away the Phone
Does your teen’s phone have more control in your house than you do?
If every attempt to set limits turns into a meltdown… if you feel nervous even mentioning screen time… or if your teen seems constantly exhausted,...
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236. Struggling With Your Teen Right Now? How to Reconnect
Is your teen brushing you off, rolling their eyes, or acting like your words don’t matter anymore? What if the way you speak to them is the secret to reconnecting?
As tweens and teens pull away, many parents stop...
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235. Taking Away Your Teen’s Phone Backfires: What Parents Should Do Instead
Ever feel like taking your teen’s phone away is the only option—but it always ends in another argument?
If you’re a single parent trying to set screen time boundaries without becoming the screen time police, this epis...
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234. When Your Teen Pulls Away: How to Stay Close During the Teen Years
Is your teen pulling away—and every time you try to connect, it only seems to push them further?
If you’re a single parent feeling lost in the silence or fearing the distance means you're failing, this episode will...
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233. Gentle Parenting With Teens: Why Boundaries Still Matter
Do you ever feel stuck between being the "too soft" parent who gets walked all over and the "mean" one who yells and regrets it later?
Many single parents find themselves swinging between two extremes—permissive...
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