95: Too Strict or Too Soft? How LDS Moms of Teens Find the Parenting Sweet Spot
About this episode
This episode discusses how LDS moms of teens can find a balance between strictness and leniency in parenting to foster connection and peace.
Many LDS moms of teens find themselves leaning too far toward control or too far toward keeping the peace. When you feel disconnected from your teen, or super exhausted in your parenting, those emotions can be clues of which way you are leaning. In this episode, we'll talk about how to find the balance between "laying down the law" and getting walked on--so you can feel connected, AND at peace.
People in this episode
Host: Emily Ricks
Topics covered
- parenting
- LDS moms
- teens
- balance
- connection
- peace
Keywords
- parenting
- LDS moms
- teens
- balance
- connection
- peace
- control
- exhaustion
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: LDS
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