The Parent Blind Spot...what you might be missing

I know you don’t want to be a “helicopter parent”.

You're aware of not being too controlling or involved.

You try to monitor your teen responsibly and give them space to live their lives independently.

But throw in all of the dangers of modern parenting…

....(including the latest Netflix documentary about online dangers)

....and suddenly managing worry about your teen becomes more difficult.

Modern parents are constantly provided with content that tells them to worry about their teen’s phones, sleep, online safety, mental health, diagnoses (ADHD, ASD, PDA or Anxiety), or vaping.

And that’s before you read the school emails about making sure your teen is doing their homework and “achieving their personal best”.

Then there’s concerns about their social life.

You worry about whether your teen has true good friends, how they behave with their friends and whether they’re a positive influence on others.

Of course you're worried about your teen.

There are so many messages daily that prompt the worry.

But this worry, is a blindspot that influences your interactions with your teen.

Your well meaning questions and concern about their sleep, device use, homework, or friends can easily backfire if there's too much worry and anxiety behind your questions.

Are device time rules and consequences ending in yelling matches?

Is your teen pulling away and sharing less and less with you?

Does your teen shut down any advice you give them?

This is not just "normal" teen independence building that you just have to accept.

It doesn't have to be this way.

You can have a teen that's close to you, opens up to you, listens to you and follows the rules.

There is another way to get your teen off their device, sharing more with you and listening to your advice.

You can have a close relationship with your teen and develop their independence and keep them safe.

This is what I will cover in my upcoming live and free online Calm Connection Workshop.

You can register now here.

In this workshop I will cover how to connect with your teen, move past the eye rolls and refusal, and open communication so that your teen talks to you and listens to what you have to say.

p.s. I've had more than 20 000 parents register for the Calm Connection Workshop over the past 3 years. This year I've tweaked it and made it even better. I'm really excited to share it with you. Register here to join live. There's two times available.