Parenting teens can be amazing and terrible and everything in between. Our guest today, Melanie Prather Studer, is a wife, mom, educator, speaker, and parenting mentor. Her blog Parenting High Schoolers shares ideas for parents of teens, mom self-care, resources, insights, and inspiration for you as you travel this road called life.
Today we discuss…
- The struggle Mel had finding tools to help her with parenting teenagers
- Shut doors, cell phones, and being proactive instead of being reactive to changes in relationships
- The beauty of car-conversations
- The biggest challenges of parenting teens
- The huge benefit of a mentor mom…that mom who is a few steps ahead of you and can help answer your burning questions
- Using mistakes, yours or your teen’s, as fuel for deeper conversations
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Show Notes
Hey, hey friend! Welcome to Episode #67 of The Secrets of Supermom Show!
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My guest today is Melanie Studer, wife, mom, teacher, speaker, and parenting mentor. She’s the mom of three kids in their teens and early 20s. She’s been a teacher of all ages and writes for the blog Parenting High Schoolers where she shares ideas for parents of teens, mom self-care, resources, insights, and inspiration.
I met Mel in a moms group and knew that her tips would be a giant help for me in my stage of parenting, so I know they are going to be huge for you, too. Mel even shares a tip about scheduled alone chats with your kids that I started immediately after we recorded this interview. I call them Kid Connections–and I am LOVING them–so listen in and see what take-aways you might have!
I am super excited for you to meet Mel.
The Highs and Lows of Parenting Teens with Melanie Studer
Today we discuss…
- The struggle Mel had finding tools to help her with parenting teenagers
- Drifting apart from your child and finding yourself in the middle of the struggle
- Setting boundaries on alone time to compromise
- Shut doors, cell phones, and being proactive instead of being reactive to changes in relationships
- Making small changes when you realize a situation has gone too far
- Mel’s husband’s trick: Say “I don’t know” first, talk about it, then take time to make a decision
- If you have a partner or co-parenting situation, communicate with your partner AND your child
- The beauty of car-conversations
- The biggest challenges of parenting teens
- The huge benefit of a mentor mom…that mom who is a few steps ahead of you and can help answer your burning questions
- Using mistakes, yours or your teen’s, as fuel for deeper conversations
- The importance of talking to your kids one-on-one, especially as they get into their teen years
- Our belief that children are children vs. the vast difference between boys and girls
- Looking for small moments
- Regularly scheduled conversations with teens…put them on the actual calendar!
- Purposefully parenting during your time together and being intentional
- The realization that a lot of teens don’t talk to their parents and finding a way to stay in conversation even in the hard times or hard ages
- Giving up control and trusting that there is a bigger plan
Interested in finding out more about Melanie Studer?
Parenting High-Schooler’s Website
Mel’s Course: RESET YOUR RELATIONSHIP
Parenting High-Schoolers on Facebook
Parenting High-Schoolers on Instagram
