Blog: Teen Tidbits

Consequences, growth rate, and encouraging healthy choices in our teens

May 11th, 2016

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

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What Socrates knew about parenting teens

May 3rd, 2016

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.

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When your teen is being hard to love

April 21st, 2016

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.

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The Un-fix Fix

November 23rd, 2015

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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.

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Creating Positive Thought Patterns

October 4th, 2015

Creating Positive Thought Patterns ▶ custom player

In this teen tidbit, Evan discusses her visit with Rick Hanson and his discoveries of thought patterns and their impact on brain structure. Evan illustrates that brain structure can actually be changed through brain exercises and positive thinking. This can be valuable in easing stress and anxiety when observing teen behavior and determining outcomes.

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