Brain Food Posts:
Why Teens Lack Social Skills and What To Do About It [2023]
feature, Main Blog, [ 5 MIN TO READ ]If you’ve taken our course on Teenage Motivation you know we go on ad nauseum about how engaging in social situations is one of the primary drivers of teenage behavior. If this is true and teenagers are obsessed with thriving in social...
The Unexpected Benefits of Getting My Teen to Cook With Me
Main Blog, [ 7 MIN TO READ ]How cooking with your teenager can change your relationship and breed better communication...
Get Your Teen Talking More with Open-Ended Questions
Main Blog, [ 5 MIN TO READ ]Easy-to-implement tips for parents on how to use open-ended questions as a conversation tool for getting teens to open up more....
Validation: An Effective Way To Handle Arguments With Your Teen
Main Blog, [ 8 MIN TO READ ]Arguing with your teen is inevitable, but these evidence-based conversation tactics can help make those arguments shorter, less frequent, and more likely to resolve positively....
A Parent’s Guide to Getting the Most out of Tiktok
Main Blog, [ 5 MIN TO READ ]Learn how to use TikTok as a tool to get through to your teen, spark engaging conversations, and even fix your household appliances....
Teens are Dumping Their Phones and Joining the Luddite Club
Main Blog, [ 6 MIN TO READ ]Get to know Logan, founder of the Luddite club and teenager extraordinaire who chose to break up with her phone and is encouraging other teens to give it a try....
Debunking the Myth of the ‘Lazy Teen’
Main Blog, [ 5 MIN TO READ ]Parents of teens are often frustrated by their teen’s ‘laziness’ but ‘lazy’ behavior is often a symptom of underlying issues. This article gets to the heart of how parents can look beyond the ‘laziness’ and make a positive difference...
Support Teens Actually Want When Starting the College Application Process
Main Blog, [4 MIN TO READ]Two teens describe what they wished parents did more (and less) of when supporting their college application process...
What to do When Your Teenager Just Isn’t Listening
Main Blog, [4 MIN TO READ]Struggling to get your teen to listen? Here are 5 ways to foster healthier and more open communication with them....
Let’s Talk About Drugs: Teen Drug Use From A Harm Reduction Perspective
Main Blog, [ 15 MIN TO READ ]Harm reduction addresses teen drug use from a risk reductive standpoint, rather than a zero- tolerance approach....