137: How Do I Parent a Teen with a Chronic Health Condition?

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens

Dr. Lisa Damour/Reena Ninan

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

4.8 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Dr. Lisa and Reena tackle two letters about the challenges of parenting teens with chronic health conditions. The first letter centers on addressing a teen’s sense of feeling “different” and asks what parents can do to prevent social isolation. The second letter asks how parents and caregivers can stay out of a power struggle with a teen who may not be following doctor’s orders. Dr. Lisa and Reena answer both questions and, in doing so, offer guidance that will resonate with any parent sharing similar concerns. Lisa’s Book Recommendation: The Science of Making Friends by Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson Follow and subscribe to our new YouTube channel where you can see all our latest video episodes: https://youtube.com/@asklisapodcast Join us NOVEMBER 6th for our very first Ask Lisa Podcast live event - get your tickets here: stagepilot.com/asklisa And follow us on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn @AskLisaPodcast, @Lisa.Damour, @ReenaNinan. Checkout Dr. Lisa’s website for more resources: https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by: https://www.goodtroubleproductions.com

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Rina Ninean and this is Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast.
0:10.8	It's a podcast to help parents better understand their kids.
0:14.5	Dr. Lisa DeMore, a psychologist with three decades of experience, and the author of three
0:20.0	New York Times best-selling parenting
0:21.9	books takes your questions.
0:23.7	Both of us are moms ourselves, and we're eager to hear from you.
0:27.1	So send us your questions to ask Lisa at Dr.Lisademore.com.
0:31.0	And you can join our community by following us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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0:39.7	brand new YouTube channel, Ask Lisa Podcast. Episode 137, how do I parent a teen with a chronic health
0:47.1	condition? You know, I'm hearing from so many more of my friends who are now required to go into work
0:56.1	and not just be at home or you have a little bit more flexibility. And one of the things,
1:00.2	when you're talking about child care, is when your kid gets sick. And oftentimes you hope it's a
1:05.7	day if you're lucky and then they go right back to school. But Lisa, what if it's longer?
1:12.7	And sometimes it is, right? Yeah. No, you know, we're at that right back to school. But Lisa, what if it's longer? And sometimes it is, right?
1:16.8	Yeah. No, we're at that part of the school year where kids are starting to get sick with stuff and they come down with it and you kind of deal with it for a few days and it feels like this giant
1:20.2	disruption. But there are a lot of families who are dealing with a situation where their kid
1:24.2	has a chronic health condition. And they have to really make adjustments as a whole family around that.
1:31.7	Well, it was fascinating.
1:32.9	So we got two fabulous letters about kids with chronic health conditions talking about different subjects.
1:38.1	And so we're going to start with one letter.
1:39.8	And then after the break, we're going to read the other letter, which tackles a bunch of other issues as well.
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