The Surprising Secret to Staying Connected with Your Teenager

The rollercoaster that is parenting a teenager can leave us feeling the highest of highs when we get it right, and the lowest of lows when we feel we are not. --- As we learn more about the brains of our teenagers, we can learn new ways of using our relationship with them to guide their behaviour and reduce conflict and confrontation. We can learn that it is not about always getting it right, but about trying to stay connected to them whilst they instinctively move away from us into independence. In this lesson we discuss: what is going on in the teenage brain that you need to hold in mind when it comes to your relationship with them and managing their behaviour four key principles that can be applied to your relationship with your teenager to stay connected with them during this time how these principles can be used to create the necessary space for discipline and boundaries. We finish with the key strategies to support your teenager achieving their task of independence whilst also maintaining connection and some degree of influence over their behaviour.