231: Encore: How Do I Parent with an Ex Who Doesn’t Share My Values?

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens

Dr. Lisa Damour/Reena Ninan

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

4.8 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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If you're raising kids with an ex who doesn’t see eye to eye with you, Dr. Lisa & Reena offer strategies for reducing conflict, protecting your child, and staying grounded in your own values. Tune in for realistic and practical advice for co-parents navigating different parenting styles. ________________ 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. Check out our Ask Lisa Podcast Playlists. Binge specific topics like Raising Sons, Staying Connected to Your Teen: https://www.youtube.com/@asklisapodcast/playlists ________________ Episode Keywords: co-parenting, parenting with an ex, family conflict, parenting differences, divorced parenting, blended families, healthy boundaries, parenting values Show Keywords: ask lisa podcast, dr lisa damour, reena ninan, psychology, parenting, podcast, teens, tweens, parenting teens, parenting tweens, teen parenting, tween parenting, parenting tips, parenting advice, positive parenting, parenting podcast, teen behavior, tween challenges, raising tweens, raising teens, parenting hacks, parenting help, family dynamics, kids podcast, mental health, teen mental health, attachment styles, emotional intelligence

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0:00.0	Tell me a parenting issue everyone struggles with, with tweens and teens, but no one talks about.
0:06.9	Rina, I think a lot of people feel like they just don't know how to connect to their kid anymore.
0:12.3	I'm Rina Ninen and welcome to Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast.
0:18.7	And I'm Dr. Lisa D'Amour.
0:20.3	We bring you science-back strategies for managing anxiety, discipline, intense emotions, and more.
0:26.6	We decode tough parenting challenges with tips that you can use right now.
0:32.0	So subscribe to Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast, and join our YouTube community today. We're here to help
0:39.3	you untangle family life. Encore episode 231. How do I parent with an ex who doesn't share my
0:48.0	values? Well, parenting is hard enough with two aligned parents.
0:57.6	So what do you do when you and your ex just don't see eye to eye?
1:01.6	This episode offers practical strategies for parenting across differences, staying grounded
1:06.3	in your values, and helping kids feel secure, even in complicated family dynamics.
1:12.5	Here's an encore episode of How Do I Parent with an ex who doesn't share my values.
1:18.4	I don't know if I ever told you this. My kids are a quarter Irish. I did not know that.
1:23.8	Yeah, my mother-in-law's Irish. And we love St. Patrick's Day. We'd love to wear green.
1:28.5	She would always send us stuff to get us into the holidays. And I love eating Irish soda bread,
1:34.0	even though it might be just an Indian American girl tried to hang on to someone else's traditions
1:38.2	that aren't really traditions. Oh, Rina. So I'm not Irish. My husband, actually,
1:46.4	both of his parents are Irish. So my daughters are kind of half Irish. I guess they are. But what you just reminded me of that, you know, Irish sort of
1:51.7	bed. One time when I was a kid, my mom made corn beef for St. Patrick's Day. And my mom is an
1:59.9	extraordinary cook and somebody was's very organized and this
2:02.5	was very unusual what happened. She left the house and left the corned beef on on the stove.
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