How Can I Motivate My Teen?

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Donna admits that constantly nagging her daughter has not made her better at following rules or honoring her commitments, but what else is a mom to do? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast.
0:02.9	You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:11.4	Donna, welcome to the program.
0:13.4	Hi, Dr. Laura. How are you?
0:15.8	Good. How can I help?
0:17.9	Good. So I am calling. I also have my daughter, Angelina, here, and she's whom I'm calling
0:24.5	about. She's 16, but she doesn't want to talk. But if I do say something that's inaccurate,
0:30.4	I'm hoping she'll step in and correct me. I've raised a brat, and I know it's a hundred percent my fault.
0:38.3	Can you do, woohoo.
0:39.3	Can you, uh, yeah.
0:40.3	She doesn't want to talk to me.
0:42.3	That's fine.
0:43.3	Can you ask her why she chooses not to talk to me?
0:46.3	I just like to know the why.
0:48.3	Sure.
0:49.3	Ask her, please.
0:50.3	Why do you choose not to talk to Dr. Laura?
0:53.3	She is, Why do you choose not to talk to Dr. Laura?
0:59.2	She's upset with me.
1:00.1	She won't talk.
1:02.2	All right, then give her an answer.
1:03.3	Why won't you talk?
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