Recognizing. Recognizing adolescence as a time of astounding opportunity
Recognizing and nurturing the adult coming into focus
Recognizing and reaffirming how much you matter
Continue recognizing all that is good and right in your child
Recognizing your own needs and those of the rest of your family
Honoring. Honoring the many moving pieces of development
The largest questions life offers: identify development
The amazing developing teen brain
Changing body and developing sexuality
Celebrating, elevating, and experiencing emotions
Thinking, dreaming, and caring at a whole new level
External pressures can support or undermine development
Honoring your teen's need to stand on their own
Shaping. The root of life-long security: your unwavering presence
Make the most of living with an expert
Staying close in this new virtual world
Guiding. Guiding our teens to be authentically successful
Preparation is protection
Build your teen's resilience
Building resilience in difficult and uncertain times
Balance the expression of your love with the wisdom of your monitoring
Steer them towards wise behaviors
When to jump in (and when to watch from a distance)
Course corrections and corrective actions
Helping our teens rise above the noise and find their own rhythm
Bridging. A bridge to the future: a generation prepared to do good and be good
Nurture meaning and purpose
Support lifelong learning, foster curiosity, and encourage humility
Appreciate idealism and experience wonder and awe
Advocate for a better world for all teens
Restoring. Strengthen (or restore) your relationship
Bringing them back: seeing all that is good and right in them... again
Listening and talking: the language and mindset of restoration
The strength of seeking professional guidance