Everyone needs to be in healthy relationships, but it can be a struggle to find and maintain them. As parents, we can identify things in our own lives that create struggle in relationships, and we want to help our kids avoid the same types of issues. In this series, we are exploring topics and skills that parents can use to prepare their children for a lifetime of healthy interactions with others. In this episode, we finish the series by discussing the need to cultivate joy and humor in the midst of all parts of life, especially hard seasons of learning and growing.

Everyone needs to be in healthy relationships, but it can be a struggle to find and maintain them. As parents, we can identify things in our own lives that create struggle in relationships, and we want to help our kids avoid the same types of issues. In this series, we are exploring topics and skills that parents can use to prepare their children for a lifetime of healthy interactions with others. In this episode, we explore skills that produce the ability to make values-based decisions and stick with them.

Everyone needs to be in healthy relationships, but it can be a struggle to find and maintain them. As parents, we can identify things in our own lives that create struggle in relationships, and we want to help our kids avoid the same types of issues. In this series, we are exploring topics and skills that parents can use to prepare their children for a lifetime of healthy interactions with others. In this episode, we explore specific skills for connecting and how we can teach kids how to use them earlier in life.

Everyone needs to be in healthy relationships, but it can be a struggle to find and maintain them. As parents, we can identify things in our own lives that create struggle in relationships, and we want to help our kids avoid the same types of issues. In this series, we are exploring topics and skills that parents can use to prepare their children for a lifetime of healthy interactions with others. In this episode, we explore the need for identity development as a precursor to connecting with others.

Everyone needs to be in healthy relationships, but it can be a struggle to find and maintain them. As parents, we can identify things in our own lives that create struggle in relationships, and we want to help our kids avoid the same types of issues. In this series, we are exploring topics and skills that parents can use to prepare their children for a lifetime of healthy interactions with others. In this episode, I compare the concept of "a relationship" to the behavior of healthy relating and share specific ways our relationships influence our kids.

It can be easy to fall into the trap of thinking we need to help our kids avoid stress in their lives. Stress is a normal part of life and our mindset about stress has significant implications on our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. In this episode, we will break down specific skills and interventions for parents to use to help their kids work through stressful circumstances.

It can be easy to fall into the trap of thinking we need to help our kids avoid stress in their lives. Stress is a normal part of life and our mindset about stress has significant implications on our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. In this episode, we will review developmental stages and how overcoming issues in each stage leads to healthy adulthood.

It can be easy to fall into the trap of thinking we need to help our kids avoid stress in their lives. Stress is a normal part of life and our mindset about stress has significant implications on our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. In this episode, the parent perspective of stress takes center stage as highly influential on our kids’ stress experiences.

It can be easy to fall into the trap of thinking we need to help our kids avoid stress in their lives. Stress is a normal part of life and our mindset about stress has significant implications on our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. In this episode, we will explore how an attempt to make life stress-free for kids can backfire in detrimental ways.

Humans are wired for connection, and we need to feel connected to others to function well in all areas of our lives. Though the drive for connection is innate, the skills for building healthy connections are not. People learn how to connect through their relationships with others, and it all starts in childhood. As parents, we can only teach the skills we know. In this episode, I outline the skills it takes to create and maintain healthy connections.