• Parenting Through a Pivotal Moment in History—Mighty Parenting 213 with Veronica Chambers

    Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify |Stitcher | Player FM | iheartradio | Castbox | Podchaser | Overcast A Favorite Quote from the Show:  Every attempt at a solution is part of the solution. High Points From Our Conversation on Parenting Through a Pivotal Moment in History: Peaceful protest is the most effective form of protest in the world. Studies[...]

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    Family History, Generational Trauma, and Race | Cassandra Lane | Episode 199

    One way to connect with our teens and to give them a sense of stability is to share family history and stories. But what if some of that history is ugly? What if it's painful? Cassandra Lane tackled this in her book We Are Bridges where she tells the story of her grandfather’s lynching. She joins Mighty Parenting podcast host Sandy Fowler for a conversation on family, history, generational [...]

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    8 Leadership Competencies That Build Influence with Our Teens | John J Murphy | Episode 192

    Part of growing up includes learning to push boundaries and develop opinions independent of others’ influences. This gets taken to the extreme during the teenage years. With teens it often seems like one minute they’re small children listening to you about everything and the next minute they’re taller, lankier, and not listening to you at all. Mighty Parenting podcast host Sandy Fowler [...]

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    Collaborative Leadership in Teens | Umbreen Bhatti | Episode 181

    Leadership. If you have a teen who has filled out college applications or scholarship applications then you know the role leadership in teens plays in higher education. Why leadership though? Why are colleges so focused on this? And what does it really mean? Is it really about your teen being the president of every organization they participate in? Umbreen Bhatti has some unique thoughts on [...]

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    What Leadership in Teens Looks Like and How It Impacts Them | Renee Sinning | 169

    We generally think of leadership in teens as being president of a student organization or captain of a team. But leadership goes far beyond those boundaries. It can show up in myriad ways in everyday life for our kids. And why do we care about it? Yes, every college is asking about leadership and it’s on every scholarship application, but other than checking off those boxes, why should we care? [...]

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