Joyful Courage for Parenting Teens

Eps 548: Oppositional teens with Dr Paul Sunseri


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My guest today is Dr. Paul Sunseri. We’re talking about gentle parenting and oppositional teens. We get into how to get your teen on board with the limits & expectations you’ve set. Dr. Sunseri and I do several role plays as an oppositional teen & father to share specific strategies & language. We discuss threatening and physically aggressive or self-harming behaviors and finish on the importance of modeling emotional regulation.  


Takeaways from the show

  • Dr. Sunseri’s new book - Gentle Parenting Reimagined: How to Make it Work with Oppositional Kids 
  • What is intensive family-focused therapy? 
  • Defining gentle parenting 
  • Gentle parenting “harder kids” 
  • Staying firm without being punitive or shaming 
  • What is oppositional defiance disorder?  
  • Your kids will be angry with you at times - part of parenting is telling your children “no” 
  • Getting your resistant teen on board with limits & expectations 
  • Handling threatening and physically aggressive behavior or self-harming behaviors 
  • What to do/say in the moment when your teen is raging
  • Modeling emotional regulation - if you’re modeling explosiveness, they learn to be explosive 
  • Creating a positive, self-sustaining feedback loop with your teen  
  • What should parents look for when finding a great therapist for their adolescent

  • For more show notes, including transcripts, visit our website here.

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