TRUSTED by your teenager with Kristen Duke

Sep 25 2024 99 ep. 39 mins 44
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Ultimate parenting goal: to become TRUSTED. For some reason, it gets trickier in the teen years, and it can affect parenting adult children as well. Whether you are currently in the trenches with teens, or hanging with toddlers, this is for you, it doesn't hurt to PLAN AHEAD! You'll walk away with strategies for deliberate parenting that help to move beyond good intentions to a stronger family. Join the next TRUSTED Challenge and dig into common parenting blind spots along with group mentoring here: https://kristenduke.com/trusted/ (held once a month) Or download my freebie on helping teens get creative with friend/dating activities here: https://kristenduke.com/date-ideas-for-teens/ Sharing daily on Instagram at @KristenDukeChats

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Ep 30: Does parenting teens feel hopeless?

Sep 25 2024 8 mins  
Do you feel hopeless in your mother journey because you know you aren't perfect and terrified for the day your adult child comes to tell you you messed them up? Then this episode is for you! If you love this podcast, I'd be grateful for a 5 start review!! Tell me what other topics you'd like me to cover here! Join the TRUSTED Challenge here: https://kristenduke.com/trusted/ Join th

Ep 29: When your teen hurts your feelings

Sep 17 2024 7 mins  
How "should" you respond when your teen hurts your feelings? Chatting about that here today! Join the next TRUSTED Challenge: https://kristenduke.com/trusted/ If this was helpful or you enjoy the podcast, I'd be grateful for a review!

Ep 28: How can I help my teen build confidence?

Sep 10 2024 10 mins  
Having asked on Instagram, what you want to hear episodes about, someone said, "How can I help my teen build confidence" so here we are! We discussed the Confidence conversation cards Trusted Challenge: https://kristenduke.com/trusted/

Ep 27: How can I validate my teenager and not annoy them?

Sep 03 2024 9 mins  
Straight from an Instagram LIVE discussion, where a mom asked: "How do I validate my teenager, I try to tell them all the right things and I still annoy them." Lets chat! I started this episode and less than a minute later, chaos happened in my kitchen, so you can hear the audio, but if you want to see the video, you can watch this episode on youtube here.

Ep: 26 How to not be scared with your teenage driver

Aug 27 2024 11 mins  
The message I got from a mom recently said this, "My 15 year old got his permit an is eager to drive us around everywhere....{and I'm scared!}" I answered my thoughts on that in this episode! Join the next TRUSTED Challenge: https://kristenduke.com/trusted/ Grab the confidence boosting conversation cards: https://members.kristenduke.com/sales-page-consider-this-cards/ Submit a qu

Ep 25: Should I go through my kids phone?

Aug 20 2024 10 mins  
Phones! We love 'em and we love to hate 'em when it involved kids. Phones aren't going away, so learning how to navigate them in a TRUSTED way is always the goal! The question I got from a mom in the community recently went like this: "How often should you go through your kids phones? When you see thins in their phone that don't align with your values how do you handle it?" I answe

Ep: 24 How to respond to an "ungrateful" teenager

Aug 12 2024 10 mins  
Is your teen ungrateful or are you just seeking "hits of joy" and don't get the response you were expecting or hoped for? (Hint: It's very normal if this is you!) In this TRUSTED by your Teenager podcast episode, we chat about this in 10 minutes or less! Sharing about an experience when I was a teen, and how I've switched it up with my teenager, even though I've had my feelings hur

Ep: 23 What to do if you don't like your teens friends

Jul 30 2024 6 mins  
In this TRUSTED by your Teenager podcast episode, we chat about what to do if you don't like your teenagers friends. My goal is to give you bite sized tips for teens in under 10 minutes, and this one was under 7! This is the first time I recorded a YouTube video right alongside this, so if you prefer to watch, you can do that here. A few simple tips that might surprise you about

Ep: 22 What exactly does becoming TRUSTED mean?

Jul 25 2024 9 mins  
I often get asked for more clarification when I share about becoming trusted, so I explain that here, what that actually means. Join the TRUSTED challenge by Saturday night (July 27) we start Monday morning! The TRUSTD Challenge info page.

Ep: 21 Teen is always irritated, Icebergs, and follow up to ep. 20

Jul 12 2024 9 mins  
Piggybacking onto the last episode, I share a few more thoughts on the contemptuous teenager, as well as responding to another message from a mom who has an irritable teenager who doesn't want to go anywhere when mom plans fun. I always aim to be as gentle as possible, because I am not into mom shaming, and I got a little blunt here, because I love you! You may enjoy the Trusted C