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The Teenage Guide

The Teenage Guide

Hosted by: Ashley Chandler

You're doing more and getting less — managing harder, reminding louder, trying every approach you know. And somewhere underneath the exhaustion is a version of you who feels more connected to your teen, not more...

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60: Back to School With Teens: Connection, Confidence, & Motivation Starts Here

Back-to-School Stress With Teens: What to Focus on Instead of Grades Back-to-school season has a way of bringing everything to the surface. The schedules. The lunches. The homework. The missing assignments. The...
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59: Real Parents, Real Teens, & The Formula That Changes Everything

EP. 59: Real Parents, Real Teens, & The Formula That Changes Everything What actually changes when you stop trying to fix the behavior you can see…and start paying attention to what’s happening underneath it? In...
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58: 5 Parenting Myths That Are Making Your Teen's Behavior Worse

5 Parenting Myths That Are Making Teen Behavior Worse (Without You Realizing It) What if the strategies you've been been told will fix your teen are actually keeping your family stuck? If it's late at night, sound...
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57: [For Parents & Teens] When You Know This - You're Unstoppable

EP. 57: When You Know This — You're Unstoppable Some episodes are about strategy. Some are about skill. This one is about something deeper. In this episode, Ashley shares one of the most profound moments of her life —...
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56: Why Your Teen Won't Tell You What's Really Going On (And How to Change That)

56: Why Your Teen Won't Tell You What's Really Going On (And How to Change That) Your teen's social world is one of the most powerful influences on their emotional well-being, identity, and decision-making. Yet it's...
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55: It's Not Therapy, but it Feels Therapeutic [What I Do & Why it Works]

EP. 55: It's Not Therapy, But It Feels Therapeutic — What I Do and Why It Works If you've ever wondered whether what I do is therapy, whether I can help with your family dynamic, school, or friendships — this episode...
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54: The (Sneaky) Ways Fear-Based Parenting Creeps Into Everyday Life

It's June. The house looks like a small civilization moved in overnight. One cracker left in the package. Milk on the counter without the lid. Crumbs everywhere. And suddenly — you're staring at a dirty dish and...
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53: Summer With Teens: The Tools Helping Me Right Now

3 Tools I'm Using to Make Summer Feel Lighter Summer with teenagers is a whole thing. Yes, we love summer for slowing down in some ways. But, in other ways, as parents we have more to manage. More mess. More...
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52: What Waiting is Costing You and Your Teen

EP. 52: What Waiting Is Costing You and Your Teen When you're caught in a cycle of conflict with your teen, it's easy to focus on the daily frustrations — the arguments, the resistance, the exhaustion. But what if the...
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51: Stop Trying to Make Summer Magical (and Focus on This Instead)

EP. 51: Stop Trying to Create the Perfect Summer: What Your Teen Actually Needs Most Summer has a way of bringing unexpected pressure. The school year ends and suddenly it feels like we're supposed to produce a season...
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50: Confidence, Connection, and the One Decision That Changes Everything

Episode Title: Confidence, Connection, and the One Decision That Changes Everything Episode Description: What do parents want most for their teens? After years of working with families and listening to the questions...
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49: Why You Recreate the Parenting Patterns You Want to Stop

Why You Keep Recreating the Parenting Patterns You Want to Stop Why do we keep falling back into the exact parenting patterns we desperately want to change? In this episode of The Teenage Guide Podcast, I’m breaking...
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