Peer & Family Relationships

“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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“How do I reconnect with my son without him feeling like I am forcing him or punishing him?”

We hope you all had a good Father’s Day weekend. Fathers need some love too every now and then! This week’s Tips on Teens question comes from a Father looking for advice on how to reconnect with his 15 year old son who seems to be drifting away from him. Here’s the question: “I am

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“How do I get my parents to see things differently for once?”

View Video Transcript Hello, welcome to Tips on Teens. My name is Kent Toussaint, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and I’m coming to you live on Facebook as I do every Wednesday at noon to answer your parenting questions that you send to us. We love the questions. Keep them coming. I’m very excited about

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“My kids are ungrateful. Is there anything I should be doing differently to get a little appreciation?”

View Video Transcript Hello, welcome to Tips on Teens. My name is Kent Toussaint, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Founder and Clinical Director of Teen Therapy Center and the Executive Director of Child and Teen Counseling here in Woodland Hills, California. Every Wednesday at noon, we come to you live to answer your parenting

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“At what age should I let my teenager date?”

View Video Transcript Hi, everybody, welcome to Tips on Teens. I’m your host, Kent Toussaint, licensed marriage and family therapist and founder and clinical director of Teen Therapy Center and also the executive director of Child and Teen Counseling, both in Woodland Hills, California, where I come to you live every Wednesday at noon to

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