Peer & Family Relationships

“We might lose the baby…How do we tell our daughter?”

View Video Transcript How do you talk to your nine -year -old daughter about an upcoming miscarriage? Hi, my name is Kent Toussaint. Welcome to Tips on Teens. I am a licensed marriage and family therapist, and I’m here at Teen Therapy Center in Woodland Hills, California, where every Wednesday at noon, I answer your …

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“Why can’t our therapist tell me what my kid says in therapy?”

View Video Transcript Teens. Today’s question is gonna be dealing with the right of every teen and child to have confidentiality in their session even when parents wanna know what’s going on. My name is Kent Toussaint. I’m a licensed marriage and family therapist and I run two organizations here in Woodland Hills, California. The …

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“What can I do to make Christmas about family time, not screen time?”

View Video Transcript Hello, welcome to Tips on Teens. My name is Kent Toussaint, licensed marriage and family therapist at Teen Therapy Center here in Woodland Hills. I’m also the executive director and chairman of the board of a nonprofit organization, Child and Teen Counseling, where we train therapists who are in grad school to …

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“How can I find time to connect with my sons given my busy schedule?”

View Video Transcript Hi, welcome to Tips on Teens, where I answer your parenting questions every Wednesday at noon. My name is Kent Toussaint. I’m a licensed marriage and family therapist and the founder and clinical director of Teen Therapy Center here in Woodland Hills. Also the executive director and founder of the non -profit …

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“How do I stop being so angry at my teenager?”

View Video Transcript Hi, thanks for joining me on your lunch break for Tips on Teens, where I answer your parenting questions every Wednesday at noon. My name is Kent Toussaint. I’m a licensed marriage and family therapist, and I’m the founder and clinical director of Teen Therapy Center, and also Child and Teen Counseling, …

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“My daughter just started at a new school and can’t make friends. What can we do to help her fit in?”

View Video Transcript Hello, thanks for tuning in to Tips on Teens. My name is Kent Toussaint, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, here to answer your parenting questions every Wednesday at noon. Thanks for sending your questions, we love them. If you have questions you want to send us, you can email us at tipsonteens …

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“Am I wrong to completely disallow social media for my 9 year old?”

View Video Transcript Hello, welcome to Tips on Teens. My name is Kent Toussaint, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Teen Therapy Center here in Woodland Hills, California, coming to you live on Facebook every noon and Wednesday to answer your parenting questions that you email to us. And here is today’s question. I’m curious …

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“What are the psychological effects of separating children from their families?”

View Video Transcript Hi, my name is Kent Toussaint, licensed marriage and family therapist, founder and clinical director of Teen Therapy Center in Woodland Hills, California, coming to you live on Facebook to answer your parenting questions, but this week we’re doing something a little differently. I was asked to speak at the Lights for …

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“My husband gets so angry at our sons’ basketball games. What should I do to help?”

View Video Transcript Hello, everyone. My name is Kent Toussaint, licensed marriage and family therapist, and welcome to Tips on Teens, where every Wednesday at noon, I come to you live on Facebook to answer your parenting questions. We’re going to jump right in. Today’s question is a really good one. Here we go. I …

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