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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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190. Why Repair Is the #1 Parenting Skill Single Parents Need for Tween & Teen Connection
Are you a single parent stuck in endless battles over screen time, disrespect, or constant power struggles with your tween or teen?
When you’re parenting alone, every conflict feels magnified—and without a co-parent...
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189. It’s Never Too Late to Get a Handle on Screen Time with Tweens and Teens
Are screen time battles with your tween or teen leaving you drained, frustrated, and second-guessing yourself as a single parent?
If you’ve ever felt like screens have taken over your home, you’re not alone. Single...
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188. Why Apologizing To Your Tween or Teen Isn’t Weak — It’s The Secret To Raising Resilient Kids
Do you ever feel like your teen’s anger, distance, or rejection means you’re failing as a parent?
If you’ve ever wrestled with shame, pressure to be the “perfect” parent, or guilt about raising kids solo, you’re not...
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187. 4 Mindset Shifts Every Parent Needs to Reduce Screen Time Battles
Is screen time creating constant battles and distance in your home — especially as a single parent trying to hold it all together?
In this episode of The Single Parenting Reset Show, Tess Connolly, LCSW, shares...
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186. Why Misunderstanding Teen “Attitude” Hurts Parenting Tweens & Teens — And How To Fix It
Is your teen constantly rolling their eyes, giving you attitude, or shutting you out — and you're not sure what it really means?
If you're a single parent trying to navigate the emotional rollercoaster of raising...
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185. Why Single Parents Need “Good Enough Parenting” To Connect Better With Tweens and Teens
Are you a single parent lying awake at night wondering, Am I messing up my kids? You’re not alone—and the truth is, perfect parenting doesn’t exist.
Parenting tweens and teens as a single parent can feel overwhelming....
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184. How Single Parents Can Set Expectations For A Successful School Year
Is your tween or teen ready to thrive this school year — or are you already bracing for homework battles and behavior problems?
In this timely episode of The Parenting Reset Show, Tess Connolly chats with Jessica...
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183. Why You Need Weekly Academic Check-Ins To Avoid Homework Battles With Your Tween or Teen
Struggling to get your tween or teen to do homework without constant battles or nagging?
As the school year ramps up, many single parents feel overwhelmed trying to manage academics and routines without becoming the...
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