Parenting Thriving Teens using Science

About this episode

This episode discusses how to raise thriving teens by fostering resilience and cognitive development, featuring insights from Dr. Katy Granville-Chapman.

Ask Rachel anything If you’ve ever looked at your teen glued to a screen, living on junk food, or melting down over “nothing” and thought, What am I doing wrong? — this episode will change how you see everything. In today’s fast-paced, often overwhelming world, understanding how to foster resilience, well-being, and cognitive development is key to raising thriving children Today's guest, Dr Katy Granville-Chapman, author of Growing Minds: The Science of Raising Thriving Teens”, gives us the e...

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Richards

Guest: Dr Katy Granville-Chapman

Topics covered

• teen parenting
• resilience
• cognitive development
• well-being
• screen time
• nutrition

Keywords

• teen parenting
• resilience
• cognitive development
• well-being
• screen time
• junk food

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Growing Minds: The Science of Raising Thriving Teens

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