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  • # 380 Drive Safely

    # 380 Drive Safely
    2026/07/06
    Is your teen really ready to drive—or are you handing them the keys before they've earned the responsibility? "Driving isn't a right—it's a privilege that has to be earned." Driving is one of the biggest milestones in a teenager's life—and one of the most dangerous. In this episode, Colleen O'Grady talks with personal injury attorney Brett Jarvis about how parents can prepare teens to become safe, responsible drivers. Brett shares practical advice from both his courtroom experience and his role as a father of three, covering everything from when to begin conversations about driving to family contracts, tracking devices, liability, distracted driving, and what parents should do if an accident happens. This conversation reminds moms that teaching safe driving isn't about controlling teens—it's about protecting lives while preparing them for adulthood. 3 Key Takeaways 1. Driving is a privilege that must be earned—not a right. Parents should look beyond their teen's age and assess maturity, responsibility, honesty, and decision-making before handing over the keys. Clear expectations and consistent consequences are essential. 2. Start teaching long before driver's education begins. Safe driving habits begin in childhood. Parents can model attentive driving, explain traffic rules, discuss the real risks of distracted driving, and have ongoing conversations that grow as children mature. 3. Create clear family rules that prioritize safety over convenience. Written driving agreements, phone-free driving, passenger limits, tracking technology, curfews, and an open invitation to call home for a safe ride can dramatically reduce risks while strengthening trust. Follow at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettjarvisidaho Learn More at: https://www.fellerwendt.com/meet-the-team/brett-jarvis/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 分
  • # 379 Skills for Resilient Parents and Teens

    # 379 Skills for Resilient Parents and Teens
    2026/06/29
    Are you raising your child to avoid struggle—or to become resilient enough to overcome it? In this powerful conversation, Colleen sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Jerry Weichman to discuss the mental health skills every parent and teen needs today. Drawing from nearly three decades of working with over 7,000 families—and his own experience growing up with a limb difference—Dr. Weichman shares practical strategies that help kids build resilience, develop healthy self-esteem, and learn to navigate life's inevitable challenges. He also reminds parents that the best way to raise emotionally healthy kids is to practice these skills themselves. 3 Takeaways 1. Resilience is the foundation of mental health. Resilience isn't about avoiding hardship—it's about learning how to respond to it. Dr. Weichman encourages parents to teach their children that when life gets hard, they can get stronger. Instead of rescuing kids from every struggle, parents can help them develop the confidence that comes from solving problems and persevering through challenges. 2. Focus on what you can control. One of the most powerful mental health tools is learning the difference between what you can and cannot control. Parents can help teens shift their energy away from worrying about outcomes, other people, or circumstances, and instead focus on their own attitudes, effort, and actions. This mindset reduces anxiety and increases emotional stability. 3. Model the behaviors you want your teen to learn. Children learn emotional regulation more from watching their parents than from listening to lectures. Dr. Weichman encourages parents to keep teaching moments brief, create space for conversations, prioritize exercise, reduce screen dependence, and care for their own mental health. When parents practice resilience, balance, and self-care, they give their children permission to do the same. Learn more at: drjerryweichman.com Follow on Instagram: @drjerryweichman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 分
  • # 378 Money Lessons with Teens

    # 378 Money Lessons with Teens
    2026/06/22
    Are you accidentally raising a teen who knows how to spend money—but not how to manage it? In this episode, Colleen O'Grady talks with real estate investor and financial educator Jonathan Greene about how parents can help teens develop healthy money habits, financial confidence, and long-term thinking. Jonathan shares lessons he learned from his father, practical ways to talk about money at any age, and why financial literacy starts with conversations—not lectures. Key Takeaways 1. Start Talking About Money Early—and Often Money shouldn't be a taboo topic. The earlier parents begin discussing how money works, the more comfortable and confident kids become. Even simple conversations about groceries, housing, and family expenses help teens understand the real value of money. 2. Teach Financial Skills Through Everyday Life Kids learn best through experience. Whether it's comparing prices, selling unused items online, managing an allowance, playing money-based board games, or helping make purchasing decisions, everyday situations create powerful financial lessons. 3. Focus on Learning, Not Judgment When teens make money mistakes, treat them as teaching opportunities rather than reasons for punishment. Curiosity, conversation, and reflection help teens develop better financial habits far more effectively than criticism or shame. Learn more at: https://www.trustgreene.com/ Follow at: https://www.instagram.com/trustgreene/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 分
  • # 377 Bringing Calm to Your Teens

    # 377 Bringing Calm to Your Teens
    2026/06/15
    I’m excited to have Hunter Clarke Fields (AKA Mindful Mama) back with us today, to tell us about her new book, Raising Good Humans Every Day. Hunter shares some very practical tips to help us busy and often stressed moms to come back to calm. Make sure you stay to the end of the episode where she shares a wonderful meditation that you will want to listen to over and over again. Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE, E-RYT (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a Mindfulness Mentor, Mindful Mama Podcast Host, Mom, Global Speaker, and Number 1 Bestselling Author of “Raising Good Humans” with a New Book: “Raising Good Humans Every Day” (Aug 1, 2023). Hunter has over 20 years of experience in meditation and yoga practices, and helps moms bring more calm and family cooperation into their daily lives. She is a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, the creator of the Mindful Parenting Course and Teacher Training, and has taught mindfulness to thousands worldwide, including a recent trip to Egypt. Hunter presents talks on parenting, is a certified teacher of Parent Effectiveness Training. In addition, Hunter coaches smart, accomplished, over-stressed individuals on how to cultivate mindfulness. Hunter is the mother of two active daughters, who challenge her every day to hone her craft! Her work has appeared in CNBC Make It, Parade, Paleontology, Motherhood Moment, The Hollywood Digest, along with on ABC Portland, NBC Milwaukee, and CBS South Bend,Kansas Public Radio, and many podcasts. And as part of her self-care, Hunter likes to do Scottish country dancing. Learn more about Hunter at ⁠https://MindfulMamaMentor.com⁠ Follow Hunter on Instagram at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/mindfulmamamentor/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 分
  • #376 Teens and Consent

    #376 Teens and Consent
    2026/06/08
    This is such an important conversation on how to raise our teens with agency so that they have the skills to set boundaries, and know what they want and know what they don't want. This conversation about consent explores all the nuances of a true consent. We address what moms can do to reduce the shame factor so our teens will be honest with us. Dr. Laura McGuire is an internationally recognized consultant, survivor, researcher, seminarian, and author of the book Creating Cultures of Consent (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021) and The Sexual Misconduct Prevention Guidebook: Consent and Conduct for Higher Education Campuses (Fielding University Press, 2022). They were named as one of the 2022 Champions of Pride by the Advocate Magazine and are regularly featured in media outlets for their expertise and approachability. Dr McGuire is a certified member of the American Association of Sexuality Educators Counselors and Therapists (AASECT), and The Society of Professional Consultants. Dr. McGuire lives in the United States, where she works as an adjunct professor at Widener & Dominican University and CEO at The National Center for Equity and Agency. To learn more and contact Laura: ⁠https://equityandagency.com/⁠ ⁠https://drlauramcguire.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 分
  • # 375 Girl Drama

    # 375 Girl Drama
    2026/06/01
    Have you ever felt your heart break watching your daughter come home devastated by friendship drama—and wondered if helping might actually make things worse? In this episode of Power Your Parenting Moms with Teens, Colleen O’Grady sits down with friendship expert and author Shari Gazitt to unpack the emotional world of girl drama, exclusion, group chats, and friendship struggles. Together, they explore why moms often feel pulled into the pain of their daughters’ social struggles and how our own teenage experiences can get triggered in the process. Shari shares practical wisdom for supporting girls without rescuing, fixing, or escalating the drama. Shari Gazitt is an international friendship expert, speaker, founder of Teen Wise, and author of Girl Drama Decoded: Empower Your Daughter Through the Ups and Downs of Girl Drama and Friendships. With a background in counseling psychology and over 30 years of experience, she has helped thousands of girls navigate friendship struggles, social anxiety, exclusion, and the emotional ups and downs of growing up. Through coaching, workshops, and her Mom Wise Collective, Shari equips both moms and daughters with tools to build resilience, confidence, and healthier relationships. In this conversation, Colleen and Shari discuss the biggest mistakes moms make when their daughters are hurting—such as becoming overly dramatic, dismissive, or intrusive. They talk about why moms must “stay above the drama” instead of jumping into the trenches with their daughters, how group chats intensify social pain, and why trying to control other girls, parents, or schools often backfires. The episode also dives into emotional resilience, cognitive distortions, boundary setting, role modeling healthy friendships, and the importance of helping girls believe they are strong enough to navigate difficult social situations. One of the most powerful themes throughout the episode is that moms don’t need to fix every problem—they need to help strengthen their daughters. Three Takeaways 1. Your daughter needs calm support more than rescue. Validation and listening often help more than immediately fixing the problem. 2. Moms can accidentally intensify girl drama when their own emotions, fears, or past wounds get activated. 3. The goal is not to protect daughters from every hard friendship experience, but to help them build confidence, resilience, boundaries, and healthy relationship skills. Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beteenwise/ Learn More at: https://www.teen-wise.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 分
  • # 374 When Your Adult Child Strays

    # 374 When Your Adult Child Strays
    2026/05/25
    Have you ever looked at your adult child and wondered, “How did we get here—and how do I love them without losing myself in fear, grief, or control?” In this powerful episode of Power Your Parenting Moms with Teens, Colleen O’Grady sits down with bestselling author and parenting expert Jim Burns to talk about one of the most painful and confusing seasons of parenting: when an adult child begins to drift—whether from family values, faith, responsibility, or even the relationship itself. Jim shares practical wisdom and deep compassion for parents navigating estrangement, emotional distance, poor choices, or the heartbreak of watching a child struggle in their 20s and 30s. Together, Colleen and Jim discuss how to shift from controlling to connecting, how to set healthy boundaries without pushing your child away, and why staying in the “messy middle” matters more than perfection. Jim Burns is the founder of HomeWord, a ministry dedicated to helping families thrive, and the author of multiple bestselling books including Doing Life with Your Adult Children and When Your Adult Child Strays: Trading Heartache for Hope. He speaks around the world on parenting, marriage, faith, and leadership, and has more than three million resources in print in over 20 languages. Jim and his wife Kathy have three adult daughters and several grandchildren, giving him both professional expertise and lived experience in navigating the emerging adult years. In this conversation, Jim explains why parenting adult children requires an entirely different skill set than parenting teens. He discusses the importance of “giving your child the passport to adulthood,” why unsolicited advice often feels like criticism, and how fear can quietly drive unhealthy parenting patterns. Colleen and Jim also tackle difficult topics like estrangement, deconstruction of faith, enabling versus helping, codependency, and the grief many parents experience when their dreams for their child don’t unfold the way they imagined. Throughout the episode, Jim emphasizes that the goal is not controlling your adult child—it’s preserving connection, becoming a safe person, and building bridges instead of walls. 3 Takeaways from This Episode: Parenting adult children requires letting go of control while staying emotionally connected. Fear-based parenting often damages relationships, while warmth, listening, and boundaries foster trust. Estrangement and struggles do not mean you failed as a parent—healing and reconnection are still possible. Follow at: https://www.instagram.com/homewordfamily/ Learn More at: https://homeword.com/about/jim-burns/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 分
  • # 373 Moms and the Juggling Act

    # 373 Moms and the Juggling Act
    2026/05/18
    Do you ever feel like you’re carrying the entire mental load of your family while trying to hold together your work, your home, your relationships, and yourself? In this episode of Power Your Parenting Moms with Teens, Colleen O’Grady talks with Sarah Armstrong about the reality of modern motherhood, the invisible pressure moms carry, and how to move from merely surviving to actually thriving. Sarah shares practical and deeply relatable wisdom for working moms trying to balance careers, parenting, emotional labor, and self-care without losing themselves in the process. Together, Colleen and Sarah discuss the importance of boundaries, routines, mindset, support systems, and why moms must stop treating themselves like they come last on their own to-do list. Sarah Armstrong is the author of The Art of the Juggling Act: Bite Size Guide for Working Parents and The Mom’s Guide to a Good Divorce. She is also Vice President of Global Marketing Operations at Google and the proud mom of Grace, now a young adult successfully launched into the world. Sarah has spent decades mentoring working parents and helping families navigate the realities of parenting, career pressures, and life transitions with intentionality and grace. In this conversation, Sarah shares practical strategies that helped her manage both motherhood and a demanding global career. She talks about the importance of creating an “operating model” for your family, protecting personal time without guilt, and building what she calls a “compartmentalization muscle” so moms can be more present wherever they are. Sarah also discusses powerful routines like her “Sunday List,” creating decompression zones, teaching teens life skills and financial responsibility, and why support networks are essential for moms’ emotional wellbeing. Throughout the episode, Sarah reminds moms that doing the best you can is enough—and that intentionally caring for yourself is not selfish, but necessary. 3 Takeaways from This Episode: Moms need boundaries, routines, and support systems in order to thrive instead of burn out. Taking care of yourself is not selfish—it is essential for avoiding resentment and staying emotionally healthy. Teaching teens practical life skills and responsibility prepares them to become capable, confident adults. Learn more at: https://thejugglingact.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 分