138: 6 Ways to Connect With Your Teen

Cultivate a Good Life

Becky Higgins, LLC

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2021

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Teenagers can be deeply challenging AND amazing! As parents, sometimes it feels like the years between childhood and adulthood go by in the blink of an eye and the stress of teaching our children all the things in that time period can feel overwhelming. This week Becky P. breaks it down and discusses some specific areas parents can focus on when cultivating a deep and lasting connection with their teens. We’re also grateful to our friend Heidi Stanger for being a part in this conversation as we talk about our role as parents, providing a safe space for our children, and helping them discover their own path. SPONSOR: As proponents of lifelong learning, we are so excited to be offering shorter, bite-sized courses in the BH Classroom. Our newest course, Documenting 101, can be completed in just 45 minutes and is available for only $20! Visit [classroom.beckyhiggins.com](https://classroom.beckyhiggins.com/) to learn more! SHOW NOTES: 6 Areas of Consideration when Connecting with Teens: 1. Vocalization of validating behaviors. Switch the focus from you to them. 2. Stop thinking about characteristics as good or bad. 3. Talk to them like an adult. 4. Encourage them to find their own answers. 5. Stop doing for them what they can do for themselves. 6. Let your kids talk (even if it’s at 2am). Listen to Episode 051: [Kids + Agency (with Merrilee Boyack)](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/051-kids-agency-with-merrilee-boyack/id1438937435?i=1000448571229) Becky P.’s Book Recommendations for Teens: 1. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey 2. Automatic Habits by James Clear 3. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz 4. You Don’t Have to Learn Everything the Hard Way by Laya Saul 5. Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations by Alex and Brett Harris 6. The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make by Sean Covey FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @BeckyHigginsLLC and @BeckyProudfit. THANKS FOR THE LOVE! Love the podcast? Please share with your friends, tag us in your Instagram stories, and leave a review on iTunes!

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0:00.0	This is Cultivated Good Life Episode 138.
0:03.1	Six ways to connect with your team.
0:05.4	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:18.1	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:19.5	Hey everybody, I'm Becky Higgins and with me is my friend and co-host Becky Proudfit.
0:23.9	Well, hello.
0:24.9	And also our friend Heidi Stanger.
0:27.3	Hello.
0:28.1	You may remember Heidi, she recorded an episode with us about parenting children with ADHD,
0:33.8	was quite lovely.
0:34.8	I was.
0:35.8	I've been looking for the right topic to have her come back.
0:38.2	Always looking for an excuse to have like in our present.
0:40.4	Heidi's delightful.
0:41.4	Hey, if you guys listened to that episode recently with Wendy Howe and toward the end,
0:47.5	she got really distracted by some smoking hot girl that walked in the room.
0:51.4	That was, in fact, Heidi Stanger.
0:53.4	Miss Heidi Stanger.
0:55.4	Yeah.
0:56.4	In fact, very attractive.
0:58.7	She is very attractive.
1:00.0	She's a delight to the whole.
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