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Episode 6 – Dr. Audrey Canaff
For parents, the task of helping a son or daughter find a path in life is difficult in and of itself. For some parents, that task is made monumentally tougher when the child is demonstrably more difficult to deal with. Rebellious teens are no stranger to the developing family, but teens that take it upon themselves to be extraordinarily independent or flat out contradictory to their parents’ wishes are an entirely different animal. Helping parents along in this phase of life is Dr. Audrey Canaff, a psychotherapist in Chattanooga, TN with over 30 years of counseling and career counseling experience. So how do we deal with those teens that are adamant about living their own lives and making their own choices regardless of what parents say? Dr. Audrey Canaff discusses this and more.
GUEST BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Audrey Canaff has been a psychotherapist for over 30 years. Starting out in her home state of New York, Dr. Canaff earned her bachelor’s degree from Empire State University and a masters degree in Psychology from New York University. She completed her doctorate in counselor education and supervision from Mississippi State University. She has taught at Argosy University, New York University, the University of Phoenix and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She has over 20 years of experience in counseling, education and program development in the field of mental health counseling, social services, and career development. She has been published over 25 times in journals and psychology publications She has had a private practice since 1978 and currently lives in Chattanooga, TN.
SHOW NOTES
3:05 – What is the difference for parents of teenagers now versus when these same parents were teenagers back in the mid-’90s?
4:39 – How has the conversation of career gotten more difficult?
7:15 – What resources or protocols would you give to parents when talking to their kids about career?
8:48 – What if your son or daughter isn’t keen on talking to people – what other resources would you recommend to them?
10:47 – From a parent perspective, what are the questions they need to be asking in order to make a difficult relationship with their teen better?
11:58 – If the parent might be making this situation worse, how do you self-evaluate that – or can you self-evaluate because so often we tend to think that we are right most of the time?
13:14 – Would you use a relative or a friend to help analyze yourself, as a parent, to see if you might be pushing things too far?
14:08 – If the parent isn’t the issue, where would you start looking for answers as to why the child is behaving as they are?
19:02 – Is it a no-win situation if you know your teen isn’t going to listen to you when it comes to questions like “what are you going to do after school?”
22:37 – Scenario 1 – Teen graduates from high school, has no plans to get a job, informs parents they will be living at home.
23:57 – Scenario 2 – Teen is in college and the parents will only pay for college if the teen chooses a specific major. If they veer from that path, the parents won’t pay for college.
28:24 – Scenario 3 – Teen informs parents of a career decision (she enlists) that was never talked about. How do you get kids to talk about their hopes and dreams when they have been denied so many times in trying to do things they really wanted to do?
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By Bill PriestleyFor parents, the task of helping a son or daughter find a path in life is difficult in and of itself. For some parents, that task is made monumentally tougher when the child is demonstrably more difficult to deal with. Rebellious teens are no stranger to the developing family, but teens that take it upon themselves to be extraordinarily independent or flat out contradictory to their parents’ wishes are an entirely different animal. Helping parents along in this phase of life is Dr. Audrey Canaff, a psychotherapist in Chattanooga, TN with over 30 years of counseling and career counseling experience. So how do we deal with those teens that are adamant about living their own lives and making their own choices regardless of what parents say? Dr. Audrey Canaff discusses this and more.
GUEST BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Audrey Canaff has been a psychotherapist for over 30 years. Starting out in her home state of New York, Dr. Canaff earned her bachelor’s degree from Empire State University and a masters degree in Psychology from New York University. She completed her doctorate in counselor education and supervision from Mississippi State University. She has taught at Argosy University, New York University, the University of Phoenix and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She has over 20 years of experience in counseling, education and program development in the field of mental health counseling, social services, and career development. She has been published over 25 times in journals and psychology publications She has had a private practice since 1978 and currently lives in Chattanooga, TN.
SHOW NOTES
3:05 – What is the difference for parents of teenagers now versus when these same parents were teenagers back in the mid-’90s?
4:39 – How has the conversation of career gotten more difficult?
7:15 – What resources or protocols would you give to parents when talking to their kids about career?
8:48 – What if your son or daughter isn’t keen on talking to people – what other resources would you recommend to them?
10:47 – From a parent perspective, what are the questions they need to be asking in order to make a difficult relationship with their teen better?
11:58 – If the parent might be making this situation worse, how do you self-evaluate that – or can you self-evaluate because so often we tend to think that we are right most of the time?
13:14 – Would you use a relative or a friend to help analyze yourself, as a parent, to see if you might be pushing things too far?
14:08 – If the parent isn’t the issue, where would you start looking for answers as to why the child is behaving as they are?
19:02 – Is it a no-win situation if you know your teen isn’t going to listen to you when it comes to questions like “what are you going to do after school?”
22:37 – Scenario 1 – Teen graduates from high school, has no plans to get a job, informs parents they will be living at home.
23:57 – Scenario 2 – Teen is in college and the parents will only pay for college if the teen chooses a specific major. If they veer from that path, the parents won’t pay for college.
28:24 – Scenario 3 – Teen informs parents of a career decision (she enlists) that was never talked about. How do you get kids to talk about their hopes and dreams when they have been denied so many times in trying to do things they really wanted to do?