View Video Transcript Hi, welcome to Tips on Teens. My name is Kent Toussaint, licensed marriage and family therapist here at Teen Therapy Center in Woodland Hills, California. Coming to you every Wednesday at noon, joining you for lunch live on Facebook to answer your parenting questions. We love your questions, keep them coming. Again, […]
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View Video Transcript Hi, welcome to Tips on Teens. This is Kent Toussaint, licensed marriage and family therapist, coming to you every Wednesday at noon to join you for lunch to answer your parenting questions. And we’re gonna jump right in. It’s a big one today, so here we go. I coach my nine -year
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https://youtu.be/r5Q2e0LwG2s It’s not uncommon for parents to be afraid of their kids. Some are worried about being too strict, while others are simply scared of their kid having a tantrum and breaking things. Kent answers this question from a parent who is afraid of her son and feels like she’s lost all sense of control
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https://youtu.be/-NFx4dhpSQE Today’s question comes from a father of a teenage son who just came out as gay. Here’s the question: “I don’t like keeping secrets from my wife, but my 15 year old son has recently come out to me as gay. I am totally fine with it and I want to support him 100%.
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https://youtu.be/YGFGhv9scpY In this Tips on Teens video, Kent will be answering the following question about why your teen acts so impulsively all the time: “Ok… seriously nothing my 15-year-old does makes any sense and it’s making me crazy. Don’t get me wrong… I really love my kid and I would LOVE to trust him, but
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https://youtu.be/DJ4z_UgMl-w For the very first video blog, Kent answers the following question sent by a parent: The world of parenting has changed drastically over the years. I have to ask how a parent that wants to raise their child with the right morals, respect and self-control can maneuver all the new obstacles that are out
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Tips on Teens #009 Kids these days… the way they talk. I tell ya, they got no respect. I never spoke that way when I was a kid. My parents would have smacked me into next Tuesday. Teenagers are so disrespectful nowadays. These @#$%! kids, what are ya gonna do? Does this sound anything like
Tips on Teens #025b In last month’s Tips on Teens article, Allowance for Teens… Respecting the Almighty Dollar (Part 1) we discussed the intricacies of why it is important to have your teenager EARN an allowance and what it can teach him. Here is Part 2 where we explore how to effectively set up a
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Tips on Teens #025a Odds are that your teenager has no appreciation for the value of a dollar. According to the 2014 Teens and Personal Finance Survey from Junior Achievement and Allstate Insurance, 77% of teen boys and 63% of teen girls aged 16 to 18 do not keep track of how their money is
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Tips on Teens #031 Our last article, Adolescent Brain Development talked about how a teen’s thought process is impaired due to the prefrontal cortex being underdeveloped during the teen years. The above illustration is an example of how a teenager struggles with making wise decisions.
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