In this episode I have the pleasure of talking to Lael Stone again. Lael is a champion of connection parenting. Her TEDx talk “Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children” has had over 2.8 milllion views. She is an author, public speaker and the co-founder of Woodline Primary school, a school based on connection and emotional wellbeing. She is the co-host of the Aware Parenting Podcast.  

In this episode we talk about how Aware Parenting is so powerful to support our teens to navigate the many challenges that they now face. We discuss the pressure of the teen years including puberty, pornography, drugs and alcohol, sex and sexuality as well as the challenges of social media and the stress of our education system. We talk about how to hold space to offer listening and connection to our teens as well as doing our own healing work for our teenage parts. We discuss how to use attachment play with teens and how to support them to be free to be themselves.  

To learn more about Lael, please visit www.laelstone.com

Lael and Marion Rose’s new book Raising Resilient and Connected Children will soon be available online.

Lael also recommended 2 websites for parents www.culturereframed.org and www.sexedrescue.com

To learn more about my Aware Parenting Teenagers Course, please visit https://awareparenting.com.au/aware-parenting-teenagers/