Co-parenting is challenging enough when both parents are working together. But when you're dealing with a narcissistic co-parent—or someone who constantly turns parenting into a competition—it can leave you feeling exhausted, second-guessing yourself, and worried about your child's well-being.

In this episode, Dr. Cam sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Kibby McMahon, CEO of Kula Mind and expert in personality disorders, to discuss practical strategies for navigating one of the most difficult parenting dynamics. Together, they unpack why narcissistic co-parents thrive on power struggles, how to stop getting pulled into the drama, and what you can do to protect your child while maintaining your own peace of mind. If you're tired of defending yourself, feeling manipulated, or wondering how to create stability for your child despite a difficult co-parent, this episode offers actionable tools and much-needed reassurance.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

How to recognize narcissistic co-parenting behaviors and avoid getting trapped in endless power struggles

Why the Gray Rock technique can help you respond to a narcissistic co-parent without escalating conflict

How to set healthy boundaries and communicate effectively when collaboration feels impossible

What parents can do to protect children from unhealthy parenting dynamics and build resilience

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 Navigating Co-Parenting with a Narcissist

01:10 Meet Dr. Kibby McMahon

02:50 What Narcissism Really Is

05:21 Why Narcissistic Dynamics Become a Competition

09:14 How to Stop Getting Pulled Into the Fight

10:50 The Gray Rock Technique Explained

15:05 Using Collaborative Communication

18:17 Handling Different Parenting Styles

20:56 Helping Kids Navigate Two Households

23:02 Making Requests That Actually Work

25:34 Can Kids Develop Narcissistic Traits?

28:35 Avoiding the Counter-Reaction Trap

30:42 Final Advice for Parents

32:16 Resources and Closing Thoughts

The Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam Podcast is your go-to resource for navigating the challenges of raising teenagers. Hosted by Dr. Cam Caswell, an adolescent psychologist and certified parenting coach, this podcast offers practical parenting strategies, expert advice, and real-world insights to help you build a stronger relationship with your teen and support their emotional growth.

Whether you're struggling with teenage behavior or looking to improve communication, each episode provides actionable tips to make parenting teens easier and more rewarding. Perfect for both new and seasoned parents, this podcast helps you build the confidence to handle teen challenges and thrive together.

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Grief in teens rarely looks the way parents expect. Instead of tears and open conversations, it often shows up as irritability, withdrawal, risk-taking, or emotional distance. That can leave parents wondering whether their teen is grieving at all—or how to help if they are.

In this episode, Dr. Cam sits down with grief expert and Master Certified Life Coach Krista St. Germain to unpack what grief really looks like in adolescents and why many common approaches to helping grieving teens can unintentionally make things harder. Together, they explore the latest understanding of grief, the impact loss has on the brain and body, and practical ways parents can support their teens through difficult life transitions and losses. Whether your teen is grieving the death of a loved one, the loss of a friendship, a major life change, or simply the challenges of growing up, this conversation will help you feel more confident supporting them with compassion and understanding.

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00:00 Understanding Grief in Teens

02:57 Krista's Personal Journey with Grief

05:51 Outdated Beliefs About Grief

08:53 The Dual Process Model of Grief

12:04 Navigating Grief as Parents

15:00 Recognizing Grief in Teenagers

17:53 The Importance of Shared Grief Experiences

18:41 Navigating Emotions as Parents

20:00 Supporting Grieving Children

22:31 Empowering Children Through Grief

24:41 Believing in Resilience

26:49 Trusting the Process of Growth

30:42 Finding Meaning in Hardship

The Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam Podcast is your go-to resource for navigating the challenges of raising teenagers. Hosted by Dr. Cam Caswell, an adolescent psychologist and certified parenting coach, this podcast offers practical parenting strategies, expert advice, and real-world insights to help you build a stronger relationship with your teen and support their emotional growth.

Whether you're struggling with teenage behavior, communication challenges, anxiety, motivation, or emotional well-being, each episode provides actionable tips to make parenting teens easier and more rewarding. Perfect for both new and seasoned parents, this podcast helps you build the confidence to handle teen challenges and thrive together.

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Are today’s teens experiencing a true mental health crisis—or are parents being encouraged to label normal adolescent struggles as disorders? In this thought-provoking episode of the Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam Podcast, adolescent psychologist sits down with renowned child and adolescent psychiatrist, author of Searching for Normal, to unpack the rising diagnoses of ADHD, anxiety, depression, and autism in teens.

Parents today are overwhelmed trying to determine when teenage mood swings, defiance, anxiety, and emotional outbursts are “normal” and when they signal something more serious. Dr. Timimi challenges the growing trend of pathologizing ordinary adolescent behavior and explains why over-labeling teens may actually hurt resilience, confidence, and emotional growth.

If you’re worried about your teen’s mental health, struggling with constant conflict, or wondering whether therapy, medication, or diagnosis is the right next step, this episode offers a refreshing and deeply practical perspective. Learn how to support your teen without overreacting, how to identify true mental health red flags, and why strengthening your relationship with your teen may be more powerful than trying to “fix” them.

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The Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam Podcast is your go-to resource for navigating the challenges of raising teenagers. Hosted by , an adolescent psychologist and certified parenting coach, this podcast offers practical parenting strategies, expert advice, and real-world insights to help you build a stronger relationship with your teen and support their emotional growth.

Whether you’re struggling with teenage behavior, communication issues, anxiety, or emotional overwhelm, each episode provides actionable parenting tools to make raising teens easier and more rewarding.

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If your teenager suddenly seems distant, emotional, or wants nothing to do with you, you’re not failing as a parent — and you’re definitely not alone. In this eye-opening episode of the Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam Podcast, Dr. Cam Caswell sits down with Aliyah Singh, Hannah Ticajo, and Caitlin Severin from CultivaTeen Roots to unpack the real reason teens push parents away — and why it’s actually a normal part of adolescent development.

Together, they explore the science behind parenting teens, emotional safety, communication, self-regulation, and healthy family relationships. You’ll learn why controlling behavior often damages connection, how social media impacts parenting expectations, and why the key to raising confident, independent teens is shifting from managing them to supporting them. This conversation is packed with practical parenting strategies to help parents reduce conflict, strengthen trust, improve communication with teenagers, and rediscover joy in the teen years.

If you’re exhausted by constant power struggles, worried about losing connection with your child, or wondering how to support your teen without pushing them further away, this episode will give you hope, clarity, and actionable tools you can start using immediately.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

5 KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR PARENTS OF TEENS

1. Connection Grows Through Presence, Not Pressure

Spending calm, low-pressure time together helps teens feel emotionally safe and more willing to connect naturally.

2. Teens Need Support More Than Control

Shifting from “manager” to “consultant” helps teenagers build confidence, independence, and problem-solving skills.

3. Regulated Parents Create Safer Relationships

Parents who practice self-regulation model emotional safety and help reduce tension and conflict at home.

4. Reflective Listening Builds Trust

Teens open up more when parents listen without interrogating, fixing, or immediately offering advice.

5. The Teen Years Shape Long-Term Family Relationships

How parents respond during adolescence strongly impacts future adult relationships with their children.

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Listeners can use the code CONNECT to get 20% off of our foundational online course, Making AdoleSense.

CONNECT WITH OUR GUESTS

Aliyah Singh, Hannah Ticajo & Caitlin Severin — Cultivate Teen Roots

CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST

Dr. Cam Caswell

EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction to Joyful Parenting

ABOUT THE SHOW

The Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam Podcast is your go-to resource for navigating the challenges of raising teenagers. Hosted by Dr. Cam Caswell, an adolescent psychologist and certified parenting coach, this podcast offers practical parenting strategies, expert advice, and real-world insights to help you build stronger family relationships and support your teen’s emotional growth.

Whether you’re struggling with communication, teenage behavior, emotional outbursts, or parenting stress, each episode provides actionable tools to help parenting teens feel more connected, calm, and rewarding.

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What does it actually take to raise a confident, resilient, successful teen?

In this episode of Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam, I sit down with Sheinelle Jones, co-host of Today with Jenna and Sheinelle and author of Through Mom's Eyes: Simple Wisdom From Mothers Who Raised Extraordinary Humans, to unpack what she learned from interviewing the moms behind some of the most extraordinary humans, including Lady Gaga, Serena and Venus Williams, Steph Curry, and the Jonas Brothers.

And here’s what stood out: it’s not about perfect parenting, strict rules, or doing everything “right.”

It’s about presence, trust, and knowing what actually matters in the moments that feel hardest.

We talk about what these moms did differently, the biggest regrets they shared (especially around screen time), and why your teen not appreciating you right now is not a sign you’re failing.

If you’ve ever wondered, “Am I doing this right?” this episode will give you clarity, perspective, and a whole lot of relief.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

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EPISODE CHAPTERS:

00:00 Why parents question themselves more than ever

ABOUT THE SHOW

The Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam Podcast is your go-to resource for navigating the challenges of raising teenagers. Hosted by Dr. Cam Caswell, an adolescent psychologist and certified parenting coach, this podcast offers practical parenting strategies, expert advice, and real-world insights to help you build a stronger relationship with your teen and support their emotional growth. Whether you’re struggling with teenage behavior or looking to improve communication, each episode provides actionable tips to make parenting teens easier and more rewarding. Perfect for both new and seasoned parents, this podcast helps you build the confidence to handle teen challenges and thrive together.

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If your teen is hiding things or not telling you the full truth, it can feel like you’re losing them.

And your instinct?

But here’s the part most parents aren’t told:

Teen secrecy isn’t usually about rebellion or disrespect.

In this episode, I’m breaking down why teens keep secrets, what’s actually going on in their brain, and why common parenting reactions like punishment, pressure, or constant checking often make things worse. 

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

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00:00 Why Teen Secrecy Feels So Scary

The Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam Podcast is your go-to resource for navigating the challenges of raising teenagers. Each episode gives you practical tools to reduce conflict, build connection, and help your teen grow into a capable, confident adult.

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What would you do if your teen told you a classmate was making threats? Most parents freeze — unsure whether to panic, dismiss it, or act.

In this episode, Dr. Cam sits down with Nicole Hockley, co-founder of Sandy Hook Promise and mother who lost her six-year-old son Dylan in the 2012 Sandy Hook tragedy, to talk about one of the most important skills a parent can develop: knowing when something is wrong with your teen before it becomes a crisis.

Nicole has spent over a decade studying the warning signs that precede school violence and teen crisis — and what she shares might surprise you. The signs are rarely dramatic. They're quiet. Easy to explain away. And most parents miss them.

In this episode, you'll learn:

A word from Nicole that every parent needs to hear:

"I would much rather be embarrassed by being wrong than be horrified by being right."

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If you or your teen is in crisis:

Your instinct to reach out for help is never an overreaction. This episode could change how you see your teen — and how they see you.

If consequences used to work… and now they just lead to more attitude, shutdowns, or the same fights on repeat—this episode will explain why.

If you’re parenting a teen and struggling with defiance, power struggles, or constant pushback… you’re not alone.

Because it’s not that your teen suddenly stopped caring.

It’s that their brain has changed—and the tools that worked before don’t work the same way anymore.

In this episode, Dr. Cam sits down with Charle Peck, LCSW, M.Ed., an international keynote speaker, clinical therapist, and former educator who specializes in helping people stay calm and effective under pressure. Charle works with parents, educators, and professionals to transform high-stress situations into opportunities for growth using practical, science-backed strategies.

Together, they unpack what’s really going on when consequences backfire—and the simple shift that can completely change how your teen responds.

👉 Why teens push back harder the more you try to control them

If you’re tired of power struggles, walking on eggshells, or feeling like nothing is working anymore… this episode will give you a whole new way to understand—and respond to—your teen.

Because your teen isn’t broken.

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Are you constantly worried your teen is making bad choices—and feel like consequences are the only way to “teach them a lesson”?

You’re not alone. And you’re not wrong to care.

But what if the very thing you’re doing to prevent bad decisions is actually making them worse?

In this episode, we’re digging into one of the biggest parenting traps: punishing behavior instead of teaching the skills behind it. Because when your teen makes a risky, impulsive, or frustrating choice, it’s easy to assume they’re being careless, defiant, or just not thinking.

But there’s something much deeper going on—and once you see it, everything about how you respond will start to shift.

This isn’t about letting your teen “get away with it.”

It’s about understanding what your teen actually needs in those moments so they can learn to make better decisions without you hovering, nagging, or constantly stepping in.

Because the goal isn’t to control their choices forever…

If you’ve ever:

This episode is going to give you a completely different lens—and a better way forward.

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The Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam Podcast is your go-to resource for navigating the challenges of raising teenagers. Each episode gives you practical strategies, real-life scripts, and expert insights to help you build a stronger relationship with your teen—without yelling, nagging, or walking on eggshells.

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Teaching your teen to drive can feel terrifying.

Many teens today feel anxious about driving, and the way parents approach practice can either build confidence… or make that anxiety worse.

In this episode of Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam, Dr. Cam talks with Nigel Tunnacliffe, CEO and co-founder of Coastline Academy, the largest driving school in the country, about how parents can help anxious teen drivers feel more confident and capable behind the wheel.

Nigel shares what professional driving instructors know about teaching teens to drive safely—and why well-meaning parents sometimes make the process harder without realizing it.

If teaching your teen to drive has felt stressful, frustrating, or overwhelming, this episode will help you turn practice drives into confidence-building learning experiences instead of power struggles.

Why many teens today delay getting their driver’s license

How parent anxiety can accidentally increase teen driving anxiety

The biggest mistake parents make when teaching teens to drive

How professional driving instructors build confidence in anxious teen drivers

When teens are truly ready to start driving independently

How to make practice drives calmer and more productive for both of you

Learning to drive is one of the biggest steps toward independence for teens—and one of the most anxiety-provoking moments for parents.

When parents shift their role from critic to coach, teens learn faster, build confidence, and develop safer habits on the road.

This conversation will help you approach this milestone with more calm, clarity, and confidence for both you and your teen.

Nigel Tunnacliffe is the co-founder and CEO of Coastline Academy, the largest driving school in the United States. Coastline has helped more than 250,000 teens learn to drive safely across hundreds of cities.

Nigel founded Coastline with the mission of reducing car crashes through better driver education and safer driving habits.

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00:00 Why Teaching Teens to Drive Feels So Stressful

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