Prepping Your Tween for a Successful School Year with JoAnn Schauf
- Prepping Your Tween for a Successful School Year with JoAnn Schauf Dr. Cam 38:11
As the new school year approaches, prepping your tween for success is more important than ever. Today, we’re diving into some of the biggest challenges parents face: balancing academic pressures, navigating social dynamics, and setting up accountability for their academic success.
Our special guest, JoAnn Schauf, is here to provide her expert insights. JoAnn, often called the parent whisperer, recently published her book Loving the Alien: How to Parent Your Tween. She founded Your Tween and You to support, empower, and inspire parents through these challenging years.
JoAnn shares valuable tips and actionable advice to ensure your tween has their best school year yet!
Key Takeaways
➡️ Collaboration and open communication between parents and tweens/teens is crucial for success.
➡️ Allowing tweens/teens to have a voice in setting goals and expectations promotes intrinsic motivation.
➡️ Focusing on a child’s strengths and interests is more important than solely focusing on grades.
➡️ Parents should foster ownership and problem-solving skills in their tweens/teens.
➡️ Parents should avoid excessive monitoring and instead focus on building trust and independence.
Meet JoAnn Schauf
JoAnn Schauf is thrilled to be our guest today and equally thrilled that her book, Loving the Alien, How to Parent Your Tween, was just published! Because adolescence is challenging for parents and their children, she founded Your Tween and You to support, empower, and inspire parents. As she speaks, coaches, and writes in her blog, The Tween Times, JoAnn delivers unique parenting tools, skills, and strategies so parents and their tweens can thrive together. She holds a Master’s Degree in counseling and is called the parent whisper.
Connect with JoAnn
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Resources Mentioned in This Episode
- FREE QUIZ: Are You on the RIGHT Track With Your Teen?
- 20% discount for new Coaching clients through September 15, 2024 at YourTweenandYou.com
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ABOUT THE SHOW: The ‘Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam’ Podcast: Your Guide to Navigating Adolescence Without the Drama. Hosted by Cameron (Dr. Cam) Caswell, an adolescent psychologist specializing in empowering parents and nurturing teen development. In each episode, she partners with a guest expert to deliver invaluable insights and practical advice for building a closer relationship with your teen & finding joy amidst the challenges
Whether you’re an experienced parent looking to enhance your teenager’s mental well-being and strengthen your connection, or a newcomer to the world of adolescence, this podcast is a must-listen.
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