006 | Parenting: “7 Ways to Connect with Your Kids and Teens.” Interview with Jonathan.
▶︎▶︎ EPISODE NOTES
In this episode, Jonathan Sherman, a marriage and family therapist, offers seven crucial parenting tips. The advice stems from a presentation he gave at a conference and an interview with young clinicians from Utah Youth Village. The key areas covered include understanding your child's world, allowing feedback, avoiding power struggles, the importance of both quality and quantity time, fostering good relationships with teenagers from an early age, being interested in your child's interests, and the value of appreciation. Sherman shares personal anecdotes and professional insights, encouraging parents to grow and adapt alongside their children while maintaining patience, presence, and authentic communication.
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01:24 1. Make an effort to understand your child’s world
02:11 2. Allow kids to give you feedback
05:26 3. Not engaging in power struggles allows kids to teach us -- Lesson from a 13-year-old rebel
12:37 4. Quality time is a function of quantity time - Patience and Presence.
16:07 5. Relationships With Teenagers Starts When They’re Young
18:32 6. Be interested in the things that interest your kids
21:19 7. Appreciation is a cushion
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