Almost Obsolete

In this episode, Suzy shares her heart. She talks about the challenges of the past few years and what has helped see her through.

What do you do when you feel like your relationship with your teen or tween is broken? Find out on this week's episode of Almost Obsolete.

Teens are hugely impacted by what they see and hear about how people look. With such a huge emphasis on physical beauty our teens and tweens struggle greatly with body dissatisfaction. In this episode Suzy talks about body image and how as parents we can support our kids in having a more body positive approach.

Most moms are no stranger to the dreaded tantrum thrown by a 2 year old. But when your 12 year old does it, well what then? Let's chat about the crazy emotions that come out of our tween and teens. How to handle them and how to help your teen manage them.

Achieving independence is an essential part of the path to adulthood. So where is the line between too much freedom and not enough? Suzy explores the topic of fostering independence in this episode.

In this episode, Suzy talks about helping your teen/tween learn how to set boundaries and why that is important to successful and fulfilling relationships.

Sex, drugs, gossip, suicide, money...no body wants to talk to their teens about these things. But difficult conversations, awkward conversations are essential to helping our teens grow into adults. Suzy talks about how to have these conversations and what to do when your teen avoids them.

What kind of person do you want your child to be? And how do you help them to become that person? This is what we explore in Episode 5.

In this episode Suzy talks about one of the top concerns parents of teens and tweens have during these years, attitude. She walks us through some of causes behind the attitude and some tips on how to handle it.

The things we say have so much power. In this episode Suzy talks about the importance of what we say, when we say it and how we talk to our teens.