Parenting Decoded
This podcast will help all parents with kids of all ages to learn how to decode the mysteries and challenges of being a parent in today's challenging times. We will concentrate on practical parenting approaches that you as a parent can use right away! There are tips and tricks as well as plenty of real life stories to help you see that you can make a difference in your family's life in simple yet noticeable ways. In order for your kids to change, you need to change first! The ripple effect is real and lasting. Enjoy the ride!
Parenting Decoded
8 - Nighttime Battles: Teens and Tweens
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Mary Eschen
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Season 1
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Episode 8
In this podcast we about how to handle sleep for our tweens and teens and why sleep seems to be so difficult for them biologically and socially. I want to give you some ideas about how to react and manage both your expectations and theirs regarding this really essential part of their growing years. With the stresses in our environment today the impact of sleep on our mental health and immune system is super important for us to pay attention to so I hope these ideas will smooth out a few issues in your home.
Some highlights:
- Academic stress is robbing our kids of sleep
- Electonics needs to be managed
- Bedtimes for middle schoolers are fine
- No required bedtimes for high schoolers since we need them to learn how to manage their sleep.
- Help to have input into their wake-up times instead of when they go to bed
- If they are grumpy in the morning give them empathy and offer to help
- Plan Special Time with your teen to allow for one-on-one brainstorming about issues
- Most importantly have a relationship with your teen, no yelling or nagging!
Here: TRANSCRIPT OF PODCAST
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