Feeding The Mouth That Bites You: Parenting Teens Into Adulthood

What do parents do if they find out their teenagers are cutting themselves? With so much concern out their about potential suicide in teenagers, what are parents to do? In this two-part series, we cover the difficult issues related to teenagers who self-harm or are threatening suicide. Got questions or feedback? We want to hear from you! podcast@feedingthemouth.com Join us on Patreon for bonus content and more: https://www.patreon.com/FeedingTheMouthThatBitesYou

A fun and frank interview with Dr. Ken's wife, Sally on raising their three children and life in the Feeding the Mouth That Bites You "test lab." Did Dr. Ken's wife actually bribe one of their teenagers to clean their room but "don't tell Daddy?" It didn't always go smoothly. Got questions or feedback? We want to hear from you! podcast@feedingthemouth.com Join us on Patreon for bonus content and more: https://www.patreon.com/FeedingTheMouthThatBitesYou

As Coronavirus restrictions tighten up, we talk about how to survive teenagers when everyone's locked down. What about college kids that are back home? Can you take back freedoms in an emergency? How do I get my teenager to help keep the house from falling apart? Plus, we hear a special message from Dr. Ken's brother-in-law in Beijing. Got questions or feedback? We want to hear from you! podcast@feedingthemouth.com Join us on Patreon for bonus content and more: https://www.patreon.com/FeedingTheMouthThatBitesYou

How can parents best influence their teenagers when the world around us seems so scary? What are the differences in helping adolescents to cope vs. dealing with children? In this special episode we talk about ways to be more effective in parenting teenagers no matter what scary things go on in life. Got questions or feedback? We want to hear from you! podcast@feedingthemouth.com Join us on Patreon for bonus content and more: https://www.patreon.com/FeedingTheMouthThatBitesYou

How busy should teenagers be with extra-curricular activities? Sports are good for teens right? What if they take up all our family's time (and a bunch of our money)? In this episode we talk all about dealing with adolescents and their activities. What about teenagers that won't get involved with anything extra-curricular? We even talk about family activities (including church) and handling teenagers who no longer want to participate. Got questions or feedback? We want to hear from you! podcast@feedingthemouth.com Join us on Patreon for bonus content and more: https://www.patreon.com/FeedingTheMouthThatBitesYou

How can parents of teenagers maintain a strong marriage? In this episode, we talk about the particular need that teenagers have to see their parents' marriage as close and stable. Also, Dr. Ken gives us some practical tips on maintaining a good marriage during the "Feeding The Mouth That Bites You" years. Got questions or feedback? We want to hear from you! podcast@feedingthemouth.com Join us on Patreon for bonus content and more: https://www.patreon.com/FeedingTheMouthThatBitesYou

Tune in as we discuss ways to combat entitlement in teens. Trust us you're not the only one who thinks their precious child turned into a selfish teen over night. Parents have more influence in this area than you might think. Got questions or feedback? We want to hear from you! podcast@feedingthemouth.com Join us on Patreon for bonus content and more: https://www.patreon.com/FeedingTheMouthThatBitesYou

Join us as we wrap up the limit setting series discussing appropriate expectations parents should have while setting limits for their teens. Got questions or feedback? We want to hear from you! podcast@feedingthemouth.com Join us on Patreon for bonus content and more: https://www.patreon.com/FeedingTheMouthThatBitesYou

What are appropriate limits for our teens? How should we respond when our teen crosses those limits? Join us as we discuss limit setting with our teens in this two part series. Got questions or feedback? We want to hear from you! podcast@feedingthemouth.com Join us on Patreon for bonus content and more: https://www.patreon.com/FeedingTheMouthThatBitesYou

Join us for part three as we wrap up the communication series with guiding our teens to make their own decisions and emotional maturity. Got questions or feedback? We want to hear from you! podcast@feedingthemouth.com Join us on Patreon for bonus content and more: https://www.patreon.com/FeedingTheMouthThatBitesYou