138: Should Our Teen Stay Home Alone When We Leave Town?

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

Dr. Lisa Damour/Good Trouble Productions

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

4.8 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Parents who need to be out of town for the weekend worry their 16-year-old son will throw a party while they’re away. They want to trust him but can’t shake the feeling that something is brewing. What should parents know about leaving teens home alone? And when should they worry? Dr. Lisa explains the potential consequences of allowing teens to host parties. Reena asks if it’s safer to have teens drinking at your home when adults are present. Their conversation also considers what parents might do if they know their teen is headed to a party where drinking - with or without adult supervision - might happen. 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.
0:10.9	It's a podcast to help parents better understand their kids. Dr. Lisa DeMore, a psychologist with three
0:17.2	decades of experience, and the author of three New York Times best-selling parenting
0:21.9	books takes your questions.
0:23.9	Both of us are moms ourselves, and we're eager to hear from you.
0:27.2	So send us your questions to ask Lisa at Dr.Lisademore.com.
0:31.6	And you can join our community by following us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
0:36.0	The handle is at Lisa Podcast. And also subscribe to our brand new YouTube channel, Ask Lisa Podcast.
0:43.7	Episode 138, should our teens stay home alone when we leave town?
0:51.8	I can't believe it's October already. I know.
0:54.4	I know.
0:55.2	You don't want to wish the fall away, but there's also something really nice when the routines have taken hold.
1:01.0	You know how I think I talk about routines more than anything else on this podcast.
1:05.1	You say it takes a few weeks for it to set in and then you start to feel better.
1:09.1	Yeah.
1:09.2	No, routines, I think, are the glue that
1:11.0	holds us together alongside sleep being the other glue that holds us together. You have taught me
1:15.7	the value of sleep, that is for sure. But, you know, this is also the time in the year where I feel
1:19.9	like if your mom, you need a vacation already. It's time to get away. It's a long stretch. It is a long stretch. I think from the start of school year to Thanksgiving, there's different, you know, communities have breaks within that, but like it's a long stretch, Rina.
1:32.4	It's a long stretch from summer to getting them geared up for school. So we got this great question about when you leave town, when should you, when is it okay to leave your teen alone, right? Hormones raging, lots of things to think about.
1:45.4	I want to read you this letter.
1:47.0	Okay.
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