How to be More Authentic with Teenagers
Today’s teenagers expect and demand authenticity from parents and other adults who want to be in relationship with them. This principle, like so many things in my life, I learned the hard way. One...
View ArticleAdvanced Communications Tips For Talking With Teens
It’s common for teens to say things to us or about us that provoke strong emotions in us. In this episode, Roy offers strategies to avoid inflicting your emotional reaction on your teen while also...
View ArticleResponding Instead Of Reacting To Teens
In this episode, Roy discusses the struggle many adults have when working with teens: reacting instead of responding to their behavior. Roy builds on Dr. Steven Covey’s observation that humans have a...
View ArticleSummer Is An Opportunity To Connect With Teens
Summer marks the end of what is, for most parents and teens, a grueling academic year filled with a multitude of stressors like studying, school and athletic-related activities, not to mention the...
View ArticleEngaging In Hard Conversations With Teens
In this first episode in a series on having hard conversations with teens, Roy discusses the “anatomy” of a difficult conversation with a young person on a topic that is sensitive, timely, and/or...
View ArticleCommunicating Vs. Connecting With Teens
In this episode of Today’s Teenager, Roy explains the differences between communicating and connecting with teens. Roy suggests that when adults who work with teens or parents of teens say they want...
View ArticleHow Do I Get My Teen To Listen To Me?
In this episode Roy discusses why “telling teens what to do” does not work and offers a three step process, based in curiosity and listening, to help adults positively influence today’s teenagers. To...
View ArticleApologizing To Teens
In this episode of Today’s Teenager, Roy discusses the importance of apologize to teenagers and why apologizing is so critical to relationships with teens. For more about Roy, including contact...
View ArticleCommunicating with Teens
In this episode of Today’s Teenager, Roy offers three keys to to communicating effectively with teens. For more about Roy, including contact information, click here to visit Today’s Teenager.
View ArticleGetting Teens To Do What They Don’t Want To Do
In this episode, Roy responds to a question from a parent: “How do I get my teen to do what they don’t want to do?” Roy explores the various factors involved in both the parent(s)’ asking of the...
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