Episode 7: Communication series part 1

Feeding The Mouth That Bites You: Parenting Teens Into Adulthood

Kenneth Wilgus, PhD, P.C.

Christian Parenting, Christianity, Teens, Education, Teenagers, Kids, Kids & Family, Parenting, Religion & Spirituality, Adolescents, How To, Parenting Teens, Parents

4.9 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Communicating well with your teen... is it even possible? Join us for a three part series as we discuss the most effective ways to invite your adolescent to honest and open communication. Got questions or feedback? We want to hear from you! [email protected] Join us on Patreon for bonus content and more: https://www.patreon.com/FeedingTheMouthThatBitesYou

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0:00.0	You are listening to Feeding the Mouth That Bites You with Ashley Parrish and Jessica Pfeiffer.
0:05.6	A weekly podcast guide on parenting teens and launching them into the world.
0:10.0	As always, we are joined by psychologist and author, Dr. Ken Wilgus.
0:14.8	Hi, everyone, and welcome back on today's episode.
0:18.2	We're discussing communication with our teenagers. I'm Ashley Parrish,
0:22.4	and I'm joined by Jessica Pfeiffer and Dr. Ken Wilgis. Welcome to the show, guys.
0:26.2	Hi.
0:26.9	So, Jessica, communication with teenagers. This is a big one.
0:31.3	It is. It is. I feel like every minute of my time with my kids is a struggle to communicate
0:36.7	in a way that we understand each other.
0:39.2	I feel like.
0:39.6	It's so different.
0:40.4	It's so different from communicating with your little ones.
0:43.1	So this change has been eye-opening for me.
0:46.2	I know that I have read and reread Dr. Ken's book on this chapter of communication.
0:52.3	It's so good.
0:53.2	But don't you feel like this is like the main struggle
0:55.6	for parents of teenagers? Absolutely. I think there are times where I ask for things from my kids.
1:02.1	They don't understand what I'm asking for. They don't get. I try and draw them out. They don't
1:07.0	respond. It's super frustrating. There are times that I just feel like we're speaking different languages. Yes. I've said that exact same thing. Like, am I speaking Portuguese?
1:15.6	Like, I, I'm really confused. Yes. I'm so glad that you are able to help us through this.
1:25.8	I've enjoyed your book so much, especially this portion
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