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🗓️ 26 November 2025
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Parenting can feel impossible sometimes, especially when you’re trying to raise independent, resilient kids in a world full of screens, sugar, and endless distractions. In this episode, we dig into the tough choices, surprising strategies, and mindset shifts that can completely change how your family functions. Whether you’re struggling with boundaries, trust, or just keeping your sanity, this conversation is full of insights you’ll wish you knew sooner.
Topics Discussed:
→ How can parents set healthy screen limits?
→ What builds independence in kids?
→ How do boundaries affect children’s mental health?
→ Why is limiting sugar crucial for children?
→ How can parents handle school anxiety?
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Timestamps:
→ 00:00:00 - Introduction
→ 00:03:37 - Middle School Mental Health
→ 00:07:32 - Building Independence
→ 00:10:18 - Development Milestones
→ 00:18:06 - Teen Driving Tips
→ 00:22:24 - Cultivating Teen Trust
→ 00:25:01 - Holding Kids’ Boundaries
→ 00:31:48 - College Prep & Wellness
→ 00:35:16 - Generational Trauma Effects
→ 00:38:16 - Independence & Sacrifice
→ 00:43:20 - Screen Time Limits
→ 00:46:21 - The Three Health Pillars
→ 00:53:46 - Sugar in Schools
→ 00:55:50 - Treating Childhood Anxiety
→ 00:59:07 - School Anxiety Support
→ 01:05:39 - Strict Parenting Wins
→ 01:09:34 - Parenting Mindset Shifts
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| 0:00.0 | When we can own, this is the hardest part of self-reflection is your parenting and acknowledging, oh boy, I made mistakes and it actually affected my child. |
| 0:09.4 | But when we can own it, everything can change. |
| 0:13.1 | And it is the most powerful thing. |
| 0:14.5 | And that's why I made the change I made in my practice. |
| 0:17.2 | You're listening to Be Well by Kelly Leveck. |
| 0:22.7 | Nicole Renion is a psychotherapist, parent coach, keynote speaker, and the best-selling author of Free to Fly, |
| 0:28.5 | the secret to fostering independence in the next generation. With over 23 years of experience |
| 0:33.7 | working with children, teens, and families, Nicole has become a trusted expert in child and |
| 0:38.2 | adolescent mental health. Nicole combines her clinical expertise with practical, real-world |
| 0:43.7 | strategies to help parents raise confident, resilient, and self-reliant children. In today's |
| 0:48.4 | episode, she's going to share all those strategies with us. |
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