Episode 97: Reviewing The Importance Of The Individuation Drive (And Even Its Relationship To Teen Crime)

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

🗓️ 15 March 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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This week we review just how essential the teenage drive for autonomy known as individuation. This drive is so essential in teenagers that it can be worrisome when an adolescent isn't striving for it at all. Plus we discuss the relationship between the individuation drive and some teens' vulnerability to crime. 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 Bight 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.
0:14.5	Hey, everyone and welcome back.
0:16.5	Today we'll be discussing the importance of prioritizing the individuation for teenagers.
0:22.8	That was a mouthful.
0:24.0	Yeah, it kind of works.
0:25.1	Yeah.
0:25.2	Kind of sounds complicated.
0:26.5	How about the importance of individuation for teenagers?
0:29.4	There you go.
0:30.1	Say that five times fast.
0:32.1	I know.
0:32.7	It's a lot.
0:33.5	Well, there was a question that came in from one of our listeners.
0:36.8	And so this was a great way to
0:38.5	intro into this subject. So let me read a little bit about this text. This mom was wondering about
0:44.2	checking her teen's text to confirm very strong suspicions that her teen was lying about an
0:51.0	expectation that she has.
0:58.7	And, you know, it's hard as a parent to know when you should intercede and get involved in your kid's stuff.
1:00.5	It's hard not to because you're curious about what's going on behind the scenes.
1:04.2	You're, you know, trying to control a little bit maybe and make sure that your kids
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