How To Listen So Your Teen Will Talk
PARENTING A TEEN IS ALL ABOUT LEARNING TO SHIFTÂ
From being the leader of their lives who makes decisions on their behalf.
To becoming the guide in their lives who helps them make good decisions on behalf of themselves.
(PS This is a total mind-fuck)Â
 TO MAKE THIS SHIFT 3 THINGS HAVE TO HAPPEN
#1 You have to understand the developmental process of adolescence: so you know what’s normal and what are red flags.
#2 You have to shift from making rules to setting boundaries: so you develop a healthy relationship with your teen based on mutual respect, not control.
#3 You have to learn to trust your teen: so you can let them become an adult. (This is the hardest part.)Â
I'm here to help you make the shift and improve your relationship with your teen.
“Working with Darlynn transformed how I think about parenting. Our whole family life has more ease, even though we tackle tough topics more often. We just came back from a family vacation that was one of the best we've had. I'm a happy parent of two teenage girls! I recommend Darlynn's course to all my friends.”
—Suzanne Miller
I'm absolutely in awe of what you've helped me discover and so FREAKING grateful. I feel like I'm shifting everything for the better and releasing so much of what really doesn't matter but was causing drama before.
—Nicole Lance
Meet Your Coach: Darlynn Childress
Raising teenagers is SOOOO confusing. It's hard. It's scary. It's INFURIATING. It's all the things, and yet there aren't a ton of resources for parents of teenagers out there.
I get it. I'm in it RIGHT NOW. I've felt the terror that starts in your stomach when you aren't sure if they're going to be ok.
I've felt that hands-in-the-air powerlessness of it. The frustration that you need to talk to them about VERY important things and they aren't around...or the discomfort when they are around but aren't motivated to do anything.
Plus all the underlying sadness to it all...the letting go and the grief that slides in alongside all of this.
I've combined my 10+ years as a parent educator, my background of working as a middle and high school teacher, and my own personal experience raising my own teenagers to create this course for parents of teens.
These are the same tools I use in my parenting, and have taught to 100's of parents over the years. I can't wait to share them with you.
Through coaching, you can see results like these...
"I have to say that the group is really amazing. Our kids are different kids now. Our family dynamic is different. I know there’s going to be lots of ups and downs and stuff to come but it’s really nice to not feel hopeless.”
-Lynda Pagliaro
“I LOVE being coached by you—it has truly made a huge impact in my life. I truly feel that the last few weeks—there has been a “shift”in my life, in the kids, how I parent… it’s been so so so GOOD—and something that I can see we have all benefited from. I can SEE and feel the benefits. Thank you so much.”
—Netanya Dennis
