Parenting teens and young adults today is a huge challenge. Sandy Fowler brings help as she interviews experts, shares stories and gets real digging into relevant topics such as stress, anxiety, bullying, social media, peer pressure, healthy coping strategies, learning disabilities, communication, parenting strategies, and so much more. The Mighty Parenting podcast goes upstream and focuses on sharing information that families, educators and mentors can use to empower kids in an effective way.
Episodes
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Does your teen struggle with finding their purpose in life? It’s common to get caught in thought spirals of existentialism and lose motivation because we lose our direction. But purpose doesn’t have to be this enormous responsibility or the entire reason we think we exist. It’s unique to every person, yes—but this giftedness, this pattern of behavior, can be as simple as wanting to write a book or as complex as wanting to solve world hunger in their lifetime. Bill Hendricks and Bev Hendricks Godby join Mighty Parenting podcast host Sandy Fowler in discussing how we can learn to consider “giftedness” as purpose, beyond the often incorrect cultural synonym “genius,” and how we can apply our understanding to our teens, help them find purpose, and raise happier, more self-confident and more emotionally stable young adults.
Our Guests: Bill Hendricks and Bev Hendricks Godby
Detailed Show Notes and Support at MightyParenting.com episode 214
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Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Many of the socially pivotal moments in history were triggered by, driven by or accompanied with protests, small or large. The Black Lives Matter Movement is the most recent socially pivotal moment in U.S. history and has driven many teens to start or join protests and start asking questions about racism, black culture and black cultural history, and their role in this movement. Veronica Chambers, author of Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter, joins Mighty Parenting podcast host Sandy Fowler to discuss peaceful protesting, various methods of protesting, why it matters, how powerful it can be—and how to help our kids understand what they think and feel about the issues behind protests. Let’s show our kids how they as individuals can come together to effect real change in the world.
Our Guest: Veronica Chambers
Detailed Show Notes and Support at MightyParenting.com episode 213
From Sandy:
It’s easier to listen and connect with your teenager when you are calm. Grab Sandy’s complimentary lesson on finding calm at https://sandyfowler.com
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Rights of passage, especially those of transitioning from a teenager to an adult, are often critical to our teens’ self-identities and their motivation to move in the world. Our society has been shifting, however, and many of those rights of passage don’t quite fit anymore, which leaves our teens floundering and stuck. Dr. Mark Schillinger joins Mighty Parenting podcast host Sandy Fowler in discussing how our current society and cultural habits have impacted our teens’ emotions, habits and future plans and how we can help motivate boys and girls into moving forward and finding who they can be as adults in today’s world.
Our Guest: Dr. Mark Schillinger
Detailed Show Notes and Support at MightyParenting.com episode 212
From Sandy:
It’s easier to listen and connect with your teenager when you are calm. Grab Sandy’s complimentary lesson on finding calm at https://sandyfowler.com
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
These days it seems like every time you turn around, your teen has their face in their phone—or tablet, or laptop, or GameBoy...you get the picture. Our lives revolve around electronics and we can't imagine being without them. Fun interaction with your family becomes a chore to arrange. How can we get ourselves and our teens to take a break from screen time without simply banning tech use in our homes? Tiffany Shlain joins Mighty Parenting podcast host Sandy Fowler to discuss the impacts of technology on our brain functions, why devices are so easy to get attached to, and how to get some regular tech-free time with our kids without removing screens from our lives entirely.
Our Guest: Tiffany Shlain
Detailed Show Notes and Support at MightyParenting.com episode 211
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Monday Jan 03, 2022
Why Teens Act Out and How to Stop It—Mighty Parenting 210 with Dr Cam
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
We parents often call the teen years the most difficult stage of raising a kid; they come with everything from backtalk to door slamming, skipping curfews, arguing and emotional outbursts of all kinds. Our teens act out, and it’s tiring and frustrating and it feels like we say one thing and they hear something completely different. Dr. Cameron “Cam” Caswell and Mighty Parenting podcast host Sandy Fowler discuss how to use values-based parenting and the CALM technique to help us understand where our teens are coming from and how we can grow and learn together instead of trying to consistently fix or correct their behaviors.
Our Guest: Dr. Cam
Detailed Show Notes and Support at MightyParenting.com episode 210
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Monday Dec 27, 2021
Reduce Anxiety in Teens Through Mindfulness | Isabelle Robledo | Episode 209
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Parents wonder how to reduce anxiety in teens as our teens face more challenges and deal with the impact of those challenges. Isabell Robledo understands this. As a teen mindfulness coach, and a teenager herself, she has a strong grasp of what our children struggle with in this modern world. She discovered tools that help her and learned how to share those with children and teens. Isabelle chats with Mighty Parenting podcast host Sandy Fowler about mindfulness and its ability to reduce anxiety. They talk about what mindfulness is, why teens often miss the mark when trying to use mindfulness, and how parents can support their teenagers.
Our Guest: Isabelle Robledo
Detailed Show Notes and Support at MightyParenting.com episode 209
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Monday Dec 20, 2021
Banish Math Anxiety | Dr. Aditya Nagrath | Episode 208
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Concepts in math build on each other as they go; if your teen runs into difficulty in algebra, then geometry and algebra 2 and calculus are only going to confuse them further. This is how our kids develop math anxiety, compounding years of failed understanding and struggle through their schooling. Dr. Aditya Nagrath joins Mighty Parenting podcast host Sandy Fowler and explains why our kids have math anxiety, how to tell when they have math anxiety and where the breakdown in understanding is happening, and how we can teach them the language of math and rebuild their confidence in themselves.
Our Guest: Dr. Aditya Nagrath
Detailed Show Notes and Support at MightyParenting.com episode 208
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From Sandy:
It’s easier to listen and connect with your teenager when you are calm. Grab Sandy’s complimentary lesson on finding calm at https://sandyfowler.com.
Monday Dec 13, 2021
The Role of Food | Lisa Fawcett and Abby Black | Episode 207
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Are you struggling with your teen’s behavior? Do they have skin concerns? Headaches? When kids seem lethargic, unmotivated, squirrelly, inattentive, angry or exhibit other concerning behaviors we don’t think first about food as a solution. Registered dietician Abby Black talks to Mighty Parenting podcast host Sandy Fowler about the role of food in our children’s lives. And independent Epicure consultant Lisa Fawcett shares her family’s story along with tips for cooking faster and healthier. Listen in to get insights on the role of food and tips for making mealtime easier and faster.
Our Guests: Abby Black and Lisa Fawcett
Detailed Show Notes and Support at MightyParenting.com episode 207
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Monday Dec 06, 2021
Parenting an Emotionally Sensitive Child | Matis Miller | Episode 206
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Angry outbursts, tears, and difficult behavior can be the hallmark of the teen years. We also see these behaviors in our emotionally sensitive child as they learn to navigate the flood of emotions that overwhelms them. Matis Miller is an expert in dialectic behavior therapy and the author of The Uncontrollable Child. He uses DBT as a base for helping parents learn how to navigate these difficult situations. He talks to Mighty Parenting podcast host Sandy Fowler about strategies for parenting teens, and particularly those who are emotionally sensitive, in a way that calms the storm and builds a stronger relationship at the same time. Find out how to respond to outbursts and ways to manage discipline and problem solving when your teen acts out or breaks the house rules.
Our Guest: Matis Miller
Detailed Show Notes and Support at MightyParenting.com episode 206
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From Sandy:
How to Talk to Your Teen — free email series at MightyParenting.com
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Money doesn’t buy happiness but not having enough creates problems. Relationships get strained, mental health suffers, and opportunities are limited. But what if our teens could achieve early financial independence? What if they could have enough income to give them more choices about their job or how they spend their time? Dan Sheeks works with teens who are striving for early financial independence. Dan joins Mighty Parenting podcast host Sandy Fowler to discuss 6 ways parents can help teens gain fundamental financial skills and get a leg up on financial independence.
Our Guest: Dan Sheeks
Detailed Show Notes and Support at MightyParenting.com episode 205
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