Handle Difficult Conversations and Situations With Your Teenager Like a Pro
Get the tools you need to take tricky conversations and situations that arise with your teen and handle them effectively!
We open up spots in this program every 3 months!
Join our waitlist to gain access to the first module, 'A New Way of Looking at Teens':
What’s in store:
A clear path forward with specific actions to take makes all the difference!
Establish healthy and effective rules that allow your teen to have freedom and independence, while still keeping them safe and secure.
Discover and apply tactics and strategies to help your teen develop healthier habits and improve their self-regulation.
Encourage meaningful connections with teens by creating opportunities for shared experiences and fostering open and honest communication.
We all struggle to find the balance between creating rules and structure and letting our teens explore their independence.
We often feel like we're not being heard or understood by our teenagers.
We feel frustrated and helpless when our teen makes poor choices or doesn't seem to care about the consequences of their actions.
We feel the pressure of being responsible for shaping our teen's values, beliefs, and character, and want to ensure we are doing our best.
We worry about our teen's safety and well-being, especially when they start driving and going to parties.
We feel guilty and second-guess ourselves about whether we're doing the right thing as a parent.
We’re concerned about our teen's academic performance and future prospects, and want to provide the best support and guidance possible.
There Are Simple (Not Easy) Ways to Approach Conversations & Interactions with Teens That Make a Huge Difference
Let's be honest, parenting a teenager is not for the faint of heart. It takes courage, patience, and a willingness to learn and grow alongside our teens. The good news is that there are practical and effective strategies that you can use to strengthen your relationship with your teen and help them thrive during these formative years.
We've spoken with countless parents who have shared similar struggles. All parents dream of having a strong and positive relationship with their teens, where communication flows easily, and behavior is considerate and respectful.
Use Proven Techniques to Improve Communication and Collaboration with Your Teen
So often the missing link is being able to meet our teens where they’re at and get them to actually hear us. That’s WAAAY easier said than done. However, the approaches we offer in the Ultimate Guide are grounded in research, recommended by experts, and have been proven effective in helping parents like you improve their relationship with their teens.
So let's roll up our sleeves and dive in!
Join our waitlist to gain access to the first module, 'A New Way of Looking at Teens':
Andrew
Father of a Teen Boy and Girl
Estelle
Mother of 3 teen girls and a teen boy
Get Help Navigating the Challenge of Raising Teens
The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Teens is designed to help parents better understand the physical, emotional, and social changes that their teenagers go through, as well as provide strategies for dealing with common issues such as communication breakdowns, push back, and peer pressure.
The program includes audio lessons, interactive exercises, and access to a community of experts and other parents. By going through the program, parents will gain valuable insights and practical tools to build stronger relationships with their teenagers and help them navigate the transition to adulthood.
3 Steps to Better Understanding, Improved Communication, and Reduced Conflict
1. Personalized Guidance
Let our team know what situations you’re struggling with and get personalized guidance on what skills to build and what tactics to try with your teen.
2. Convenient Online Resources
Listen to our go-at-your-own-pace courses and masterclasses in the car, on a walk, or in the kitchen while you’re cooking.
3. Judgement-Free Support Sessions
Parenting struggles can be tough to discuss, but you're not alone. Talk through your challenges and receive empathetic guidance from other parents who get it.
Our Promise to You
You will get the following by going through this program:
Greater Understanding
You can expect to gain a deeper understanding of the physical, emotional, and social changes that your teenager is going through, as well as a better appreciation for their perspective so you can work together more effectively.
Tools and Strategies
That will help you with common teen challenges such as setting rules and guidelines, motivating teens, coping with emotional outbursts, and talking about sensitive topics such as substance use.
Stronger Relationships
You will learn how to strengthen your connection with your teen, create a supportive and nurturing environment, foster a sense of trust and respect in your relationship, and get them to actually talk to you!
Reduced Conflict
Get tools and strategies to handle conflicts and disagreements with your teen in a constructive and respectful way. Diffuse tense situations, find common ground, and work together to find solutions that work for both of you.
Alec
Parent of 1 teenage girl and 1 teenage boy
Pauline
Mother of 2 teen boys
What you get:
Access to The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Teens, a comprehensive online resource for parents of teenagers
[Bonus] The Marijuana Talk: Getting Through To Teens Who Think 'It's Not That Bad'
Personalized guidance from our team of experts on building skills and trying effective tactics for parenting teens
A supportive community of other parents and experts to share experiences with
What’s In The Ultimate Guide?
A New Way of Looking at Teens
This course lays the groundwork for how to approach teens in a way that helps us:
- Communicate with them more effectively
- Improve our ability to hear them and be heard by them
- Help them build healthy habits
- Lead them toward healthy risks and away from unhealthy risks
- Motivate them
- Show more patience and tolerance toward them
- And, in general, positively influence their long-term growth and development
The Teen Brain’s Superpower
This section covers:
- The fundamentals of adolescent brain development
- What the teen brain’s superpower is
- Why teens have this superpower
- What specific opportunities this presents
- And how to help the adolescents in our lives take advantage of these opportunities
Unlocking Teen Motivation
This section covers:
- How the adolescent reward system works differently than in adults
- How to encourage healthy behaviors in teens
- How to support teens in building healthy habits and breaking unhealthy habits
- Why teens take risks
- How supporting healthy risk-taking makes teens safer
Executive Functions: Nurturing Your Teen’s Superpower!
This section covers:
- What you need to know about teen behavior, psychology, and development.
- Tips and tricks you and your teen can use to hack their behavioral centers and encourage healthy, in-the-moment, decision-making
- How to work with your teen to maximize their advantages
So Many Emotions!
This section covers:
- What makes emotions so important
- How to help your teen recognize and process their emotions
- How to not to trigger your teen
- What to do when you inevitably trigger your teen and send them into a spiral
Who is Teen Brain Trust?
A small group with a background in education with a board connected to developmental neuroscience and psychology.
We combined our expertise with our passion for understanding teenagers.
And with this knowledge, we work to develop effective tools, tactics, and strategies to help parents and teens work together.
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Get Free Access to A New Way of Looking At Teens
"A New Way of Looking At Teens" is the introductory module of The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Teens program that provides a fresh perspective on parenting teenagers.
By adopting this new perspective, parents will be better equipped to navigate the teenage years and build stronger relationships with their teenagers.