Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of Tweens and Teens — Manage Behavior Problems, Reduce Screen Time & Improve Communication

Tess Connolly and Pasha Marlowe talk about humor and parenting and how to bring this into our daily lives with our tweens and teens. 

• Her big reset came with her son getting very sick, physically and emotionally and how she shifted her own energy and a way to get through a very difficult time
• How she started with therapeutic comedy and her program “Roar with Laughter” which includes stories, and hard times and trauma through the lens of humor culminating in a comedy show. 
• She gives us an amazing example of how she worked with a mother and teen who found humor with a very difficult subject of suicide
• How important humor is with our kids and how healing it can be
• Ways to be more playful in everyday interactions with our tweens/teens and how to use emojis, your dog, your cat when communicating with them
• Benefits of humor and the brain
• The importance of asking specific questions when asking about your tween/teens day
• Time + Trauma = Comedy
• Humor is a skill that can be learned and it’s all about connection with your tween/teen

You can find more about Pasha Marlowe;  https://pashamarlowe.com/

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Tess Connolly and Dr. Cam Caswell discuss how to translate teens language and behaviors in this episode; 

• Dr cam talks about her struggle as a teen and that she is still grounded
• So much of the conflict with teens is our misunderstood communication
• Why she calls herself “The Teen Translator”
• Why teens get a bad rap and why we have information bias that is negative re: teens
• Dr Cam believes the teen years can be some of the best years for you as a parent, when we understand their behavior
• Teens have a natural curiosity and they challenge us and the world 
• Our reactions as parents contribute to some of the our teens behaviors
• How  “eye-rolling” is like an “unfollow” with our teens
• Teens really don’t want to disappoint us and trying to voice their feelings 
• How important it is for teens to be able to express themselves and communicate how they feel about something
• Teens need to learn a better way to communicate by us parents teaching them
• Teen having an ‘attitude’ = teen not being heard most of the time and wanting parents to  listen to me
• The more anger and ‘meaner’ the teens behavior is the more hurt and pain they are feeling
• What lazy behavior and lack of motivation means with teens
• Give praise and acknowledgement when they follow through with expectations
• Why teens don’t tell us things...and it’s not what you think

You can find more about Dr. Cameron Caswell, The Teen Translator here: https://www.askdrcam.com/

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Today we’re joined by host Tess Connolly’s parents, Rick and Martha. In 1976, these parents moved their five children, all under the age of ten, to the woods in New Hampshire with no electricity and no running water so they could find freedom, individuality, and live through their own values.

This experience instilled the values of cooperation, hard work, and connectedness and laid the foundation for who Tess is today. During this episode, Rick and Martha share how they prepared for this move, why they are grateful their family had this experience, and what happened that they didn’t expect.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• How and why Rick and Martha made the decision to make this big life change.
• The influence of Parent Effectiveness Training (PET).
• What Rick really wanted to teach the kids.
• How Rick and Martha planned and prepared for their move to New Hampshire.
• What they had with them when they arrived on their new land.
• Why Martha says they “raised eyebrows” when the family first moved.
• What had to be built from scratch and the difficulties encountered along the way.
• Why they instilled cooperation between the kids from a young age.
• The role that this upbringing has had on individuating the children.
• How their decision to homestead influenced the other people in their lives.
• The different “seasons” they experienced living in New Hampshire.
• Rick and Martha’s advice for other parents considering a change like this.
• How they knew this move was the right thing to do.
• The value and benefit Rick feels the kids got out of this experience.
• Why they made the decision to leave their home in New Hampshire
• What Martha and Rick are most grateful for about their experience.

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This is the inaugural episode of the Parenting Reset Show. Today, Tess Connolly is going to tell us about who she is, where she’s been, and what her intentions are for this podcast. She is a licensed clinical social worker who has been working with children and families for over 20 years.

Tess gives a preview of her RESET framework that she guides parents through, as well as her childhood upbringing and how it has shaped her. We’ll also hear about how her second divorce fueled her to become a better parent in addition to other sources of inspiration.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Why Tess created the Parenting Reset Show.
• Increasing your parenting knowledge and finding support in others.
• How Tess acquired her wealth of experience.
• The struggle that parents often have in implementing change.
• The 5-step RESET plan Tess developed for parents who want to make changes in their family.
• What Tess learned by living off the land as a child in the backwoods of New Hampshire.
• The decision Tess made to move to California after getting her undergraduate degree.
• Two divorces that Tess has gone through since then.
• How Tess came into her own after her second divorce.
• A question that will be asked at the end of each episode.
• Knowledge that Tess has steeped herself in over the past decade.
• The 10-day meditation bootcamp Tess participated in in 2006 and the effect it has had.
• Who Tess looks up to as a guide.
• A look at some of Tess’ daily routines.
• The unique time of being a parent to teens and tweens.

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