Family Meetings
Family Meetings ▶ custom player
In this Teen Tidbit, Evan Center, LCPC of Center Counseling in Bozeman, MT talks about the how and why of Family Meetings.
Blog: Parenting
Consequences, growth rate, and encouraging healthy choices in our teens
Consequences, growth rate, and encouraging healthy choices in our teens ▶ custom player
In this Teen Tidbit, Evan Center, LCPC of Center Counseling in Bozeman, MT talks about how fast teens grow and what that means for parenting strategy, making mistakes, and allowing adolescents to try again as well as what consequences make the most sense for helping teens make better choices in the future. Listen to learn how to take into account the growth of your teen when considering your approach to helping them learn and grow
What Socrates knew about parenting teens
What Socrates Knew about Parenting Teens ▶ custom player
In this Teen Tidbit, Evan Center, LCPC, talks about the urge to share wisdom with teenagers, the desire to teach them, guide them, and prevent wrong turns… and why you need to suppress that urge and what to do instead.
When your teen is being hard to love
When your teen is being hard to love ▶ custom player
In this Teen Tidbit, Evan Center, LCPC of Center Counseling talks about the most foundational piece of every parenting approach (from toddlers to teens) and how to apply it even when your teen is being hard to love. Evan draws on concepts taken from Jim Fay and Dr. Charles Fay’s courses and books on their “Love and Logic” approach to parenting.
The Un-fix Fix
The Un-fix Fix ▶ custom player
In this podcast, Evan Center talks about the urge to fix situations and relieve uncomfortable emotions in our children… And how to approach this differently with teens. She calls it the “un-fix fix.” Listen to find out how to respond when your teen runs up against a problem or difficult emotion.