Plugged In - The Official Podcast for JSerra Catholic High School

In this illuminating conversation, Julie Lythcott-Haims shares the dangers and inevitable pitfalls of overparenting and the consequences on burgeoning young adults. Offering personal anecdotes about her own parenting faux pas, Lythcott-Haims warns parents about the unintended long-term consequences of hyper-managing their children and offers exceptional advice on how to pivot one's parenting style toward the most important child-raising objective: capable men and women in charge of their own lives. Lythcott-Haims is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Law School the author of the New York Times best-selling book How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success (2015). She is deeply interested in what prevents people from living meaningful, fulfilling lives. How to Raise an Adult emerged from Julie's decade as Stanford University's Dean of Freshmen, where she was known for her fierce critique of the growing trend of parental involvement in the day-to-day lives of college students. How to Raise an Adult has been published in over two dozen countries and gave rise to a TED talk that became one of the top TED Talks of 2016 with over three million views.

Physician, psychologist, and author Dr. Leonard Sax unpacks key points from his best-selling book, The Collapse of Parenting, in this double-length interview. Dr. Sax helps parents to: Identify the unique deficiencies that American young people are experiencing Understand the changes in education that affect the way today's teens are being formed Recognize parenting pitfalls that redound negatively on their sons and daughters Formulate a plan that can make parents confident and effective without enabling Raise young men and women of faith, intellect, and character Dr. Leonard Sax provided care for children and adults in a family practice outside Washington, D.C, for more than 18 years. Dr. Sax then spent 5 years visiting schools and communities, leading workshops, and writing before he returned to full-time clinical practice in the fall of 2013 near his home in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He has given keynotes based on his visits to more than 400 communities over the past 17 years and has been a guest for the TODAY Show (five times), CNN (three times), Headline News, PBS, Fox News (four times), NPR's Weekend Edition, the BBC, and many other national and international media. His books include Why Gender Matters, Boys Adrift, Girls on the Edge, and The Collapse of Parenting, a New York Times bestseller.

In this episode: Zach Eckert challenges the common myths surrounding teenagers and their faith: first, that young people are not interested in talking about God; second, that teens are uninterested in talking to adults, especially their parents He also addresses the keys to connecting with adolescents and offers tips for entering into meaningful dialogue with them on topics of personal, cultural, and spiritual significance He offers insights about youth for parents who are facing challenges getting through to their teen son or daughter and strategies for opening up the heart of an unavailable teen He discusses the most successful ways of creating faith-friendly environments in schools through small sharing groups and intentional one-on-one ministry

Rich Meyer talks about: Insights about teenagers from his unique vantage point as a 20-year educator and the President of his children's high school How parenting styles have had to adjust from the 1950's to today The joys and challenges of raising a large family in modern culture Differentiating parenting techniques with young kids versus teens Differentiating parenting techniques with girls versus boys The number one value to instill in children before they go off to college

In this first episode of Plugged In, Dr. Courtney Harkins, LMFT, shares wisdom about youth, modern culture, and the challenges that face adolescents today. She offers parents practical tips on how to navigate the often-tumultuous teen years and how to leverage their sons' and daughters' gifts for a hopeful future. As a pioneer marriage and family therapist at JSerra Catholic high school, Dr. Harkins enumerates the principle causes of teen anxiety and stress and gives illuminating advice on moving young men and woman from frustration and exasperation to personal fulfillment and joy. Dr. Harkins specializes in the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and their families. She is currently the clinical supervisor for the Personal Counseling program at JSerra. In 2013 she created "Coffee with Courtney" — an ongoing seminar series in which she educates and interacts with JSerra parents on subjects such as raising teens and maintaining healthy families. She received her doctorate degree in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2014 and holds an M.A. from Pepperdine University in Clinical Psychology. She was a contributing researcher for the book Raising Winners and is a current contributing writer to OCMomBlog.com.