The Teen Years Toolkit For Moms: Parenting Communication Skills to Calm the Chaos

#111-Does Your Teen Not Want to Go Back to School? From Spiralling to Calm: How You Can Reclaim Connection When Them When They Hate School: (Moms, Teens, Communication)


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Does your teen hate school—and you're stuck between yelling, worrying, and wondering what it says about your parenting?

If back-to-school season brings dread and power struggles instead of structure, you’re not alone. In this episode, Jessica opens up about her own experience with a teen who rejected the entire idea of school and offers mindset shifts that will help you stop spiralling and start connecting—without micromanaging or guilt-tripping your kid.

  • Discover the real reasons your teen may be resisting school—and why it’s not just laziness.
  • Learn how to separate your identity from your teen’s academic path so you can parent with clarity, not fear.
  • Get a calm, step-by-step way to talk to your teen about school without making things worse.

Hit play now to learn how to handle your teen’s school resistance with empathy, calm, and practical tools that work.

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This powerful podcast explores how  moms  and  parents  can navigate  anxiety,  overwhelm, and grief  while building resilience,  confidence, and emotional intelligence, offering tools for better communication, active listening, and setting healthy boundaries to foster trust, reduce yelling and punishment, de-escalate conflict and escalation, and strengthen relationships with teens  through empathy, calm, and lasting harmony.

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The Teen Years Toolkit For Moms: Parenting Communication Skills to Calm the ChaosBy Jessica Stewart