# 372 Parenting Tips From a Navy Seal

# 372 Parenting Tips From a Navy Seal

From Power Your Parenting: Moms With Teens by Colleen O'Grady LPC, LMFT, author, speaker & C-Suite Radio

May 11, 2026 · 51 min · Episode 367

About this episode

The episode discusses how Navy SEAL training principles can be applied to parenting to raise resilient teens.

Welcome back to another episode of Power Your Parenting Moms with Teens. Have you ever wondered if some of the same mental toughness strategies used to train Navy SEALs could actually help us raise more resilient, confident teens? In today’s episode, we explore how allowing our kids to struggle, problem-solve, and experience manageable stress can actually strengthen them for life. Our guest today is Brandon Webb, a New York Times bestselling author, former Navy SEAL sniper instructor, entrepreneur, and father of three. Brandon spent over a decade training elite operators in performance psychology, mental conditioning, and resilience. In his new book, Puddle Jumpers, he applies those same principles to parenting, sharing practical tools for raising capable, joyful, and emotionally strong kids in today’s challenging world. In this conversation, Brandon shares why protecting kids from every discomfort can actually backfire and how “ordinary stressors” help build confidence and emotional resilience. We discussed the power of visualization and mental rehearsal, how a parent’s voice becomes a child’s inner voice, why leading by example matters more than lectures, and how asking…

People in this episode

Host: Colleen O'Grady

Guest: Brandon Webb

Topics covered

  • parenting
  • mental toughness
  • resilience
  • teen development
  • Navy SEAL training

Keywords

  • parenting tips
  • Navy SEAL
  • mental toughness
  • resilience
  • teenagers
  • Brandon Webb

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Puddle Jumpers

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