Connecting with your Teenage Daughter (Monday Moments ep. 177)
Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary
John O'Leary
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🗓️ 19 August 2019
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Summary
Join me every Monday for a quick burst of inspiration on our “Monday Moments” segments.
Today's question was submitted by Live Inspired community member Michael S.
Michael S. asked: I am struggling to connect with my 16-year-old daughter. Any advice on a good book to read?
Beneath that snarky teenage attitude, remains your little girl, desperately seeking approval, figuring out who she is, what matters to her, how she best fits in and how she can push the boundaries as far as possible.
Rather than providing a single book, I’d consider checking out any of the following ranging from very conservative to a bit more liberal, and from books for dads to one from a mother’s perspective:
- Be the Dad She Needs by Kevin Leman
- Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters by Meg Meeker
- Dial down the Drama by Collen O'Grady
- But Dad! (Gross) by Margaret E. Gross
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary for this week's Monday moments. |
| 0:17.2 | We create them to help start your week on fire with a quick burst of inspiration. |
| 0:23.1 | Recently, I received a question from Michael S. Here it is. I am struggling John to connect with my |
| 0:28.2 | 16-year-old daughter. Any advice on a good book to read that might help? Well, Michael, it's a great |
| 0:34.1 | question. The good news is that you are experiencing today |
| 0:37.5 | what nearly every parent goes through with a teenager, |
| 0:40.8 | but also part of the maturation process |
| 0:42.7 | from childhood, dependence, into adulthood, |
| 0:46.3 | independence, and eventually interdependence. |
| 0:48.8 | I know it's hard, but it's a critical time of growth |
| 0:51.6 | and a critical time of transition. Remember, just because your |
| 0:57.1 | daughter seems more at ease rolling her eyes, crossing her arms and slamming the door, |
| 1:03.2 | does not mean she does not crave time with you, conversations with you, accountability from you, |
| 1:10.1 | and a safe, loving relationship with you. |
| 1:14.0 | Beneath that snarky teenage attitude remains your little girl. She's desperately seeking |
| 1:20.4 | approval, figuring out who she is, what matters to her, and how best to fit in, and how she can |
| 1:26.5 | push the boundaries as far as possible. |
| 1:29.5 | And I know you know that one already. |
| 1:31.3 | Michael, as you continue this journey, remain empathetic to her needs, |
| 1:35.9 | join her in her hobbies, seek time for just the two of you to connect. |
| 1:41.8 | Continue to ask questions, continue listening to those answers and continuing |
| 1:45.5 | being okay with the occasional silence. Maybe more than anything, remember that she craves a dad |
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