PARENTS: How Much is TOO Much?

PARENTS: How Much is TOO Much?

From Stop Parenting & Start Coaching by Nate Crandall and Steve Galley

March 10, 2026 · 16 min · Episode 139

About this episode

The episode discusses how parents can better support their teens by focusing on clarity and communication rather than adding pressure.

What if your teen does not need more pressure, more reminders, or more to-do’s, but better clarity? In this conversation, we fire some easy fastballs down the middle and then unleash a curveball that's gonna make your knees wobble a bit! Let's face what your teen is facing if their schedule is packed tighter than a dugout with 25 stinky baseball players. Le'ts also step up to the plate and learn how The Question Only Conversation can help you guide their decisions with better communication that gets built upon playing the long game with trust! Let's go Most Valuable Parents--you got this! The Timestamps 00:00 The Badge (& Burden) of Busyness 03:18 Balancing School, Sports, and Social Life 05:57 The Importance of Honest Conversations 08:49 Introducing the Curveball: The #4 Category 10:43 Navigating Priorities as a Parent Takeaways Teens can only be GREAT in 2 of these 3 areas: school, sports, social life. Honest conversations about priorities build trust and clarity. Adding a job can teach valuable life skills but compromises them and increases stress. Parents should use targeted questions to guide teens' decision-making. Clarity about priorities leads to better time…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nate Crandall, Steve Galley

Topics covered

  • teen pressure
  • communication
  • parenting strategies
  • time management
  • trust building

Keywords

  • teen athletes
  • parenting
  • communication
  • priorities
  • trust
  • time management
  • stress

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