When your kid doesn’t want to go back to camp with Lauren B Part 2

When your kid doesn’t want to go back to camp with Lauren B Part 2 Sue Groner 11:37

Lauren B is back again this week to chat about how to convince her 11 year old to go back to camp. She’s calling in from an airbnb where she’s been taking care of her son during a flu outbreak at his 4-week summer camp. Now that his sickness has passed he’s refusingo go back.

On today’s episode we talk about some strategies around turning a negative feeling and experience into a positive one without conflict. We talk about why honing in on goals is important for kids to feel empowered.

We discuss the importance of creating a dynamic where your kid feels like you’re on the same team. We talk about recognizing the differences between you and your kids and engaging with them in a way that works best for them.

This week on The Parenting Mentor:

Tips for language and strategies for empowerment and turning a negative into a positive.
Tips for understanding where your child is emotionally and supporting them.
Language to create a bond and feeling of team support.

“They are different than we are. They are completely different human beings and we need to engage them in a way that works for them. And that makes them feel good. And then when we do, and when we really understand who they are and what they need, you don’t have to struggle and worry.” – Sue Groner

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Susan G. Groner Founder of The Parenting Mentor, Author, Podcaster

As an experienced mother of 2 young adults, Sue Groner knows how stressful and overwhelming parenting can be at times. She founded The Parenting Mentor to provide an ally for parents in their quest to raise confident and resilient children. Sue is the author of Parenting with Sanity and Joy. 101 Simple Strategies, is the host of The Parenting Mentor Sessions Podcast, and is a certified Positive Discipline parent educator.

Sue is also the creator of the CLEARR method of parenting, developed through years of trial (and her fair share of errors!) with her own family. CLEARR adheres to the belief that parenting strategies should be grounded in six important pillars: Communication, Love, Empathy, Awareness, Rules, and Respect. This has become the cornerstone of her practice as The Parenting Mentor.

A graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a former advertising executive, Sue is a frequent guest expert on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox to name a few, and provides advice for many national publications and websites such as The Wall Street Journal, Parents, Real Simple, Today.com, HuffPost, and Katie Couric Media. Sue resides in New York City and Bedford, NY with her husband, and when she’s lucky, with her children. She is available for private and group mentorship sessions(in-person or virtual) nationwide for individuals and corporations.