Your 20-something just moved back home. Dr. Mark McConville, author of "Failure to Launch," joins us again to share how to create a cooperative and positive relationship with your new young adult living in your house.
Boundaries: what they are and how to instate them
How to hold your adult child accountable for their behavior as a housemate
How to step b ... Show More
Jun 2023
We Can All Learn to Have Difficult Conversations
Kwame Christian, author of How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race, discusses tools that teenagers can learn for having difficult conversations. Of course, we all need help in this arena. Thank you Kwame. In this episode, we discuss: Are teenagers inherently good at dealin ... Show More
44m 51s
Oct 2023
AP 533: Perfectionism in Parenting Teens: How to Help your Perfectionist Kids, Better Handle your Own Mistakes, and What to do When your Kids Notice That you’re Human || co-interview with Heather Fraz
This week I have a co-interview between me and Heather Frazier, host of the Pivot Parenting podcast. First, I share how I've seen perfectionism affect my experience raising children and also as a middle school teacher. Then, Heather teaches how we can better handle when our teens ... Show More
57 m
Aug 2023
Teen Stories: Losing Control
Most teens want to be in control of their own lives, but when they try to take the reins by force, it can lead to ongoing conflict with their families ... and things end up more out of control than ever. In this week's interview with Heartlight teens, Mark sits down with two ... Show More
17m 53s