Do We Need To Fight With Our Teenager?

Zen Parenting Radio

Todd and Cathy Adams

Education, Philosophy, Parenting, Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2015

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Cathy and Todd discuss an article titled “Why mothers and teenage daughters fight” and question why and how these fights occur. Can we be self-aware when we are talking with our teenagers, and can we create space between our emotional experiences and how we react? It’s not easy, but it’s a worthy practice to keep family relationships healthy. Todd shares an inspirational story and Cathy talks about addictiveness of reality television.

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0:00.0	Do do do do do do do do do
0:05.5	Here we go.
0:06.5	My name's Todd Adams.
0:07.5	This is Kathy Adams.
0:08.5	Welcome back to another episode of Zen Parenting Radio.
0:11.5	It's a podcast between spiritual and emotional mom and a logical and practical dad.
0:17.0	Right, sweetie?
0:18.0	It is indeed.
0:19.0	And our motto is the best predictor of a child's well-being is what?
0:22.3	Parents self-understanding.
0:23.7	Dang right.
0:25.2	On the show, I still don't know how to pronounce the word Schmorgabsborg.
0:29.4	Okay.
0:30.1	But we have a Schmorgbsborg of stuff.
0:32.8	You're saying that on purpose.
0:33.9	I honestly don't.
0:34.7	Say it again.
0:35.3	But I don't want to know how to say it.
0:36.9	Say it again. But I don't want to know how to say it. Say it again.
0:44.0	Schmorgasborg. You don't, it's not schwa. It's smorgasbord. Smorgasbord. Go from S to M.
0:54.2	Smorgasbord. I'm not making fun of you because you know there's sma. Smorgas. There's no schmug.
0:56.0	I don't think it's schmorgas.
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