Peer & Family Relationships

“I don’t like what my mother-in-law says in front of the kids. What should I do?”

View Video Transcript What do you do when your mother -in -law lives with you, but is exposing your kids to ideas and beliefs that do not jive with you? That is today’s question on Tips on Teens. My name is Kent Toussaint. I’m a licensed marriage and family therapist, and I help kids, teens, […]

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“My daughter is getting mean texts from her so-called friend. What do I do?”

View Video Transcript Is your daughter being body shamed by her friends? Let’s talk about it in this week’s Tips on Teens. My name is Kent Toussaint. I’m a licensed marriage and family therapist, and my specialty is in helping kids, teens, and families live happier lives. I run two organizations. I run the group

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“My ex keeps bad-mouthing my wife in front of our kids…What can I do to stop it?”

View Video Transcript When your ex starts bad -mouthing your new spouse to your kids, what do you do? That is today’s question on Tips on Teens. My name is Kent Toussaint. I’m a licensed marriage and family therapist. I lead two organizations specialized in helping kids, teens, and families live happier lives. One is

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“My kids won’t stop arguing and it’s driving everyone in the house up a wall!”

View Video Transcript Oh my gosh, your teenagers won’t stop arguing. What are you gonna do about it? That is today’s question on Tips on Teens. My name is Kent Toussaint. I’m a licensed marriage and family therapist, and I specialize in helping kids, teens, and families live happier lives. I run two organizations, the

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“My daughter just had her first breakup…What do I say to comfort her?”

View Video Transcript Hi, how do you help your teenager cope with a broken heart? That is today’s question on Tips on Teens. 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. It’s a group private practice. I’m also the executive

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“My husband is immunocompromised—how do I talk to my kids and ex about this without starting a fight?”

View Video Transcript So, what do you do when your spouse is immunocompromised during the whole coronavirus thing, but your ex keeps taking your kids out on social events during quarantine? That is today’s question on Tips on Teens. Every Wednesday at noon, I come to you live on Facebook Live to answer your parenting

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“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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