186: Can I Get My Entitled Teen to Change?

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

Dr. Lisa Damour/Good Trouble Productions

Kids & Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

“Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting” is the essential podcast for parents seeking expert guidance, tested strategies, and psychological insights on raising kids, especially tweens and teens. Join renowned clinical psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour and former journalist and mom of two Reena Ninan as they explore real-life parenting challenges. Looking to learn more about how to boost kids’ resilience, build their confidence, or support their emotional well-being? Dr. Lisa and Reena have got you covered! Together they address listener questions about stress, anxiety, social media concerns, school pressures, and challenges in peer relationships. Each episode provides practical advice and science-backed solutions to help parents raise resilient, confident, and emotionally healthy kids. Tune in every week for the latest topics in parenting, child psychology, and family wellness. Get answers to your most pressing parenting questions. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Is your teen acting entitled? In this episode, Dr. Lisa shares practical tips to help parents and caregivers address entitlement and guide teens toward becoming responsible, empathetic adults. Dr. Lisa and Reena explore how holding high expectations, giving kids meaningful responsibilities, and being empathic can help teens move past self-centered behavior. We want to hear from you! How do you handle entitlement and maintain perspective during this phase? Follow and subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can see all our latest video episodes: https://youtube.com/@asklisapodcast And follow us on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn @AskLisaPodcast, @Lisa.Damour, @ReenaNinan. Checkout Dr. Lisa’s website for more resources: https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by: https://www.goodtroubleproductions.com Episode Keywords: entitlement, teenagers, parenting, routines, responsibilities, empathy, perspective, self-care Show Keywords: ask lisa podcast, dr lisa damour, reena ninan, psychology, parenting, podcast, teens, tweens, parenting teens, parenting tweens, teen parenting, tween parenting, parenting tips, parenting advice, positive parenting, parenting podcast, teen behavior, tween challenges, raising tweens, raising teens, parenting hacks, parenting help, family dynamics, kids podcast, mental health, teen mental health, attachment styles, emotional intelligence

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0:00.0	Tell me a parenting issue everyone struggles with, with tweens and teens, but no one talks about.
0:06.9	Rina, I think a lot of people feel like they just don't know how to connect to their kid anymore.
0:12.3	I'm Rina Ninen and welcome to Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast.
0:18.7	And I'm Dr. Lisa D'Amour.
0:20.3	We bring you science-back strategies for managing anxiety, discipline, intense emotions, and more.
0:26.6	We decode tough parenting challenges with tips that you can use right now.
0:32.0	So subscribe to Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast, and join our YouTube community today.
0:38.1	We're here to help you untangle family life.
0:43.4	Episode 186, can I get my entitled teen to change?
0:55.6	Oh, how's the school year going?
1:00.5	It's good. It's good. You know, we're looking at two school years. We're looking at eighth grade and we're looking at, what is it, like 17th grade, junior year? No, 15th grade,
1:05.8	15th grade, I guess. I mean, it's good. It's good. It's amazing to watch kids grow. I mean,
1:14.6	that's the thing. It's like so incredible. And then to watch all their friends grow alongside
1:18.2	them. You know, as a psychologist, like, I live for this. How about you guys? I'm just overwhelmed
1:23.4	by all the carpooling already. I want my summer back. There's a lot going on. I know. I know.
1:28.9	I know. So you're so good. Yeah. I'm curious what your advice is for parents as you're trying to get
1:32.7	into those routines. Stick with it. Stick with it. Good advice. Yeah. And, you know, routines are the
1:38.2	glue that holds us together. Yeah. You know, I think people are starting to find their rhythm. Routines reduce decision-making. You know what a
1:46.5	fan I am of routines. Yeah. And there's just, you know, I was so like Cardona said, like the
1:52.9	freshness of the school year. Like it's all, you know, so full of potential. Yeah. Education Secretary
1:57.8	Cardona. That was a great kickoff episode if you haven't heard it. So there are a lot of things we want to pass on to our kids. And I love this next letter we're talking about because some of us might have entitled kids and you don't want them to become entitled adults. So what do you do? I want to read you this letter. It says, hi, Dr. Lisa. Your podcast is amazing.
2:22.1	I truly appreciate you sharing your expertise. We are a blended family with five kids.
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