Has your 12-yr-old gone radio silent?

Have you been wracking your brain for all the reasons why they're not talking? Especially when you know they need someone they can trust to confide in? Maybe you're feeling regret about past parenting decisions? Blaming yourself for how you handled a past situation? If this is you, please remember that parenting is a lifelong journey, and we're constantly learning. Kids go through many developmental stages. One of our jobs is to have the skills to help them navigate each one. High level connection is a skill. Being able to talk about sensitive things is a skill. We may not have learned these skills in our own families. And it's likely that we weren't taught these skills in school, either. So now it's time to learn those skills. In this episode we discuss: collaboration culture two competing truths existing at the same time a family meeting agenda; and the steps for a successful family meeting Have a listen, and feel free to share with me your insights or experiences from implementation. x Sarah

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Has your 12-yr-old gone radio silent? is an episode from Sitting in a Car by Sarah Sproule.

This episode is 13:59 long.

This episode was published on Nov 2, 2021.

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