Have you felt frustrated about talking with a young person yet it seems not to be working? Do you feel more conflicts are occurring with your pre-teen/teen and are not sure how to resolve them? Then listen to this episode of the Puberty Prof podcast in which Cynthia Klein shares her expertise on parenting, including how to positively influence your kids instead of controlling them. Author of Ally Parenting: A Non-Adversarial Approach to Transform Conflict Into Cooperation, Cynthia is a parenting coach with the mission to creating greater family harmony. Remember you can watch this episode on the Puberty Prof’s …
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102. Helping Young People Plan and Set Goals: Part 2
Ms. Jackie Dipzinski returns to discuss concrete examples for planning and goal setting. Specifically, examples of how to plan for pubertal events, social pressures, and emotional challenges are covered. To contact Ms. Dipzinski, you can email her at jdipzinski@brockport.edu or call her at 585-395-5158. Remember you can watch this episode on the Puberty Prof’s YouTube Channel. For further help you talking with your young people:
101. Helping Young People Plan and Set Goals: Part 1
Another set of life skills we can teach our young people includes planning and goal setting. To help explain what these skills are about is this episode’s guest, Ms. Jackie Dipzinski. The passionate instructor overseeing the School Health Education Program at SUNY Brockport, Jackie has 21+ years’ experience in skill-based health education. As she explains, planning includes noting support systems and reasons why we choose specific goals, reflecting on barriers and how to overcome them, as well as other helpful strategies. SMART Goals are ensuring our goals are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely. Listen in to learn how to …