Ep 011 Can You REALLY Control Your Kids?

Gretchen Wegner is an Academic Life Coach who inspires students to uncover their true identities as capable, clever, and creative learners in school and life. She is an internationally recognized expert in how to destressify school by building their executive function skills, teaching teens a unique system for time management, organization and studying called The Anti-Boring Approach to Powerful Studying™. Not only has Gretchen coached hundreds of students in middle school through grad school, she now trains educators all over the world in her unique, powerful, and research-based system for transforming students into voracious, organized learners through her signature courses The Art of Inspiring Students to Study Strategically and the Anti-Boring Approach™ Coach Training Program. A former Fulbright Fellow, Gretchen has a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction and was a credentialed middle and high school teacher. She is also the inventor of the MuseCubes™, a productivity toy that helps people — quite literally! — shake their brains free when they’re feeling stuck. Always an advocate of playful rigor in school and in life, she is also a public speaker, improvisational performer, lindy hop dancer, backpacker, and proud resident of Oakland, California. Listen to this inspiring Parenting With Impact episode with Gretchen Wegner about helping parents transition their kids into independence and taking charge of their own lives.Here is what to expect on this week’s show:The importance of learning to let go of control as a parent of older kidsRecognizing and appreciating your child’s agency in their own livesGretchen’s resources for inspiring students with Anti-Boring Approach™Connect with Gretchen:Links Mentioned:www.gretchenwegner.com/consentGuest Contact Info:Websitehttps://gretchenwegner.com/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/gretchenwegnercoaching@gretchenwegnercoachingTwitterhttps://twitter.com/gretchen_wegner@gretchen_wegnerFrom the experts at ImpactParents (and the moms of 6 young adults!), we promise you this: it’s not too late. In this FREE guide you’ll learn 12 fool-proof tips to improve conversations and reconnect with your teens so you can guide them to become independent and successful. Parents all over the world have better relationships with their teens using these tools. You can, too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices