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A weekly podcast on parenting teens and launching them into the world with Dr. Ken Wilgus, author of the book "Feeding The Mouth That Bites You" and hosted by Ashley Parrish and Jessica Pfei...
Cynthia came into this conversation ready to defend self-esteem like it’s a parenting essential. Dr. Ken… not so much. In this episode, they...
In today’s conversation, we address a topic no parent wants to face—but many find themselves navigating: What happens when things at home fe...
Sleepovers: kids love them and parents have… feelings about them. Today Cynthia and Dr. Ken are talking specifically about sleepovers in the...
This episode tackles a question almost every parent of teens faces: What do you do when you don’t agree with how your kids want to dress? Fr...
Cynthia and Dr. Ken dive into one of the biggest parenting struggles right now—adolescents and their phones. From screen time issues to kids...
We’re back for week three of our marriage series, and Dr. Ken and Cynthia kick things off with some true-or-false questions that prove how m...
This week, Cynthia and Dr. Ken continue their three-part series on marriage by unpacking some of the most common misunderstandings couples b...
This week on Feeding the Mouth That Bites You , Cynthia and Dr. Ken kick off a three-part series on Christian marriage. They start off with...
In this episode, Dr. Ken and Cynthia dive into the topic of “affluenza” and the real pressure many parents feel to give their kids more—more...
Today we take on apologizing to our kids—or what psychologists call “repair”—and why it feels so hard for many parents. Dr. Ken and Cynthia...
Is it normal for teenagers—especially seniors—to barely be home, seem disengaged, or act irritated when family time is required? In this epi...
Is your teen being impulsive, oppositional, or something more concerning—and how can you tell the difference? In this episode, Dr. Ken break...
This week on Feeding the Mouth That Bites You , we flip the script. Instead of Cynthia asking the questions, Dr. Ken takes over—and intervie...
In this episode, Cynthia and Dr. Ken respond to a listener question many parents are facing: how to handle nicotine use with adolescents. Th...
This week’s episode was important enough to re-record: when (and if) you should push your teen to go to therapy. Cynthia and Dr. Ken unpack...
This week, Cynthia and Dr. Ken talk about the flood of parenting advice online—reels, headlines, podcasts, and posts that claim to have “the...
Happy New Year and welcome to 2026! Cynthia and Dr. Ken kick off the year by ditching the pressure of New Year’s resolutions and instead enc...
This week on the show, Cynthia and Dr. Ken dig into the age-old issue of entitlement—how it shows up in American culture and how it shapes o...
This week on the show, Cynthia and Dr. Ken dive into the often-overlooked world of adult friendship—why it matters for your emotional health...
This week on the show, Dr. Ken and Cynthia dig into listener questions. They start with digital monitoring: What do you do when Life360 tell...
This week on the show, Cynthia and Dr. Ken dive into the wild, wonderful, and occasionally mind-numbing world of youth sports. Dr. Ken break...
Today, Dr. Ken and Cynthia talk about how AI is shaping the world our teens are growing up in. From homework help to “AI friends” and therap...
Today we’re talking marriage with Dr. Ken Wilgus — not our marriages (although we detoured there), but our kids’ future ones. Dr. Ken discus...
From managing the influence of social media to knowing when (and how) to step in, this conversation reminds us that our role as parents isn’...
Dr. Ken takes on a tough but deeply relatable topic for many parents—what to do when a child drifts from faith, family values, or relationsh...
In this episode, Dr. Ken tackles the often tricky topic of finances with teenagers and young adults. From who pays for what to how much cont...
This week on Feeding the Mouth That Bites You , Dr. Ken unpacks a word every parent has heard lately—dysregulation—and what it really looks...
This week Dr. Ken and Cynthia discuss a challenge almost every parent faces—what to do when you and your spouse don’t see eye-to-eye on plan...
This week Dr. Ken dives into a topic every parent is facing—how to walk with teenagers when the news in our country feels heavy and unsettli...
Today we tackle the common issue of how parents should handle planned emancipation when their teenager carries one or more diagnoses like AD...
This week we talk about teenagers who seem very eager to grow up and those who seem to fear adulthood. How should parents handle those diffe...
We're starting off our 6th season with a bang! Today we review the things you need to check as a parent to help the new school year start of...
Well it's that time again. School's out for a lot of you and Jessica and Dr. Ken are breaking for the summer. We leave with a few reminders...
Today we take on some of the questions we get from parents. How can you give room freedom if your teenager shares that room with a sibling?...
Today, Dr. Ken interviews Jessica who tells her own story of being proactive in overcoming the trend toward isolation that pervades our cult...
Today we review a growing trend of adults choosing to go "no contact" with their parents. Dr. Ken reviews the kind of circumstances...
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Today we revisit the topic of sex and dating. How should parents talk about it with their teenagers? What if my teen doesn't seem to have an...
Recent headlines tell us about a rise in teen boys being lured into sending explicit photos and then blackmailed for money to avoid these be...
Today Dr. Ken and Jessica discuss all things addiction related. More parents worry about addiction in their kids. Is this awareness a good t...
Today we finish our series on limit-setting with teens by covering common, miscellaneous issues. These are the things that often come up lik...
It's not uncommon for parents to have differences in what they prioritize and the ways they implement limits with their teenagers. It is ess...
Today we continue with our series on effective limit-setting with adolescents. Some parents think when they lose their temper with teenagers...
Today we continue with issues related to limit-setting with teenagers. As tempting as it is, making speeches is very ineffective in influenc...
Today is the first in a series on limit-setting with adolescents. Probably the most important change a parent can make in being more effecti...
This week we continue our review and clarifying the process known as "Planned Emancipation." Last week we talked about the "Free...
Many of the questions that listeners send us ask for more details on the "Freedoms List" and the "Expectations and Consequences&...
Does your teenager have a job? Should you make them get one? When? How? Today we talk about the challenges and importance of adolescent job...
Today we take on the issue of teenagers' relationship with death. Do they think much about it? Why are some teens so focused on death in mov...
Today we talk about the sensitivity teenagers feel about their bodies and how to help them deal with struggles that arise around their physi...