October 2023

October Book Club: “How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk”

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One of the most important skills in parenting teens is effectively navigating parent-teen communications. That’s why our October book club pick is “How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk” by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. These authors are also parents. There are many iterations of these books because parenting […]

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Teen Parenting with Purpose with Alex Linderman from Building Hope Counseling

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This week we spoke with Alex Linderman, a Clinical Professional Counselor and founder of Building Hope Counseling, to discuss parenting teens. He currently offers a class called “Parenting with Purpose” through is practice. Here is what he have covered: Learn more about Building Hope Counseling and work with Alex Additional references from our discussion –

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Parenting Teens with Whole Brain Child Approach from Braxton Storm, LCSW

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Braxton Strorm, LCSW, owns his own private practice, Calm the Storm LLC in Henderson, NV. Through his practice, he has found that effective treatment for children includes coupling interventions with parents. Braxton has established an eight week parenting course based on research by Dr. Dan Siegel and his book, The Whole Brain Child. In addition

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Navigating Teens and Sex for parents with Dr. Laura Deitsch, MS, DHS

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For the month of October 2023, we are focusing on parenting teens. Critical topics to discuss with teens are sex and relationships. As parents, it can feel uncomfortable or even daunting to have conversations with our teenagers about sex and relationships. However, these conversations are essential for their healthy development and well-being. Many adolescents receive

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