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Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens

102: Encore: My Son Messed Up. Can I Keep Him from Being Canceled?

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens

Dr. Lisa Damour/Reena Ninan

Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting, Mental Health

4.7822 Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

A parent writes in that her teen sent a group text to his classmates that contained racial and homophobic slurs about another kid. He thought he was being funny, but quickly realized that his classmates didn't agree. The boy and his parents understand that there's a price to pay for his actions, but his mom worries that he may be canceled. Dr. Lisa walks us through the long road ahead to try to make things right and the fact that redemption isn't always guaranteed. Reena asks how children can learn from their mistakes if they are being canceled? How can kids move down the road to repair? ________________ Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens is the essential podcast for parents seeking expert guidance, tested strategies, and psychological insights on raising kids, especially tweens and teens. Join renowned clinical psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour and former journalist and mom of two Reena Ninan as they explore real-life parenting challenges.  Looking to learn more about how to boost kids’ resilience, build their confidence, or support their emotional well-being? Dr. Lisa and Reena have got you covered! Together they address listener questions about stress, anxiety, social media concerns, school pressures, and challenges in peer relationships. Each episode provides practical advice and science-backed solutions to help parents raise resilient, confident, and emotionally healthy kids. Tune in every week for the latest topics in parenting, child psychology, and family wellness. Get answers to your most pressing parenting questions. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn @AskLisaPodcast, @LDamour, @ReenaNinan Checkout Dr. Lisa’s website for more resources:  https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by:  Www.GoodTroubleProductions.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:00.0

This is Ask Lisa, a podcast to help people understand the psychology of parenting.

0:08.3

Psychologist Dr. Lisa DeMore, author of two New York Times bestselling parenting books,

0:13.3

takes your questions.

0:15.0

And I'm co-host, Rina Ninan, a journalist and mom of two.

0:19.0

Some of what we talk about comes from raising children ourselves.

0:21.9

Most of the time, I'll be getting answers to your parenting questions. So send your questions

0:27.4

to Ask Lisa at Dr.LisaDiomor.com. Making mistakes and learning from them is a lifelong process.

0:35.3

Our kids deserve ample opportunity to learn

0:38.5

from their mistakes at a young age.

0:40.5

But what happens when they do something so severe,

0:43.7

the result is possibly getting canceled?

0:46.9

Dr. Lisa DeMoor helps a family through this difficult process.

0:50.6

This week, we present an encore episode,

0:53.1

Episode 102, My Son messed up. Can I keep him from being canceled?

1:02.7

You know, I'm still going strong with this salad club, and can I tell you, it's really been

1:07.8

wonderful where, you know, everyone makes a salad and you have one day of the week and we

1:11.7

rotate and you get these salads every week it's really helped me with my control of craving sugar

1:19.0

it's like this impulse to constantly eat chocolate throughout this pandemic for me yeah yeah there's

1:25.5

a lot of chocolate consumption around here, for sure. Well, I love sweets.

1:31.4

And I also think about, was there something I could have done my childhood that could make me

1:34.9

not be so impulsive in eating chocolate all the time? Does it bleed into adulthood in other

1:40.1

activities? Is that true? Does it? I don't know. I mean, chocolate. It's so good. It's so good.

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