What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny Moms

DEEP DIVE: Best Advice for Dealing with Teenagers


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How do we raise healthy, loving, polite, and appreciative teens? Is it humanly possible? From remaining "passively available" to taking our adolescents' seemingly trivial problems seriously, our listeners had great advice for bringing up teenagers.

Amy and Margaret discuss:

  • The blessing of nerd-dom
  • How to keep your face in check when talking to your teen
  • Why it's important to let your teen fail sometimes

  • ⁠Here's our Fresh Take with Michelle Icard, author of "Fourteen Talks by Age 14"⁠

    ⁠Here's the link to the full thread in our Facebook group⁠


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