Perspective For Parents
This is a podcast for parents. Each week, Nick Thompson – a therapist specializing in working with youth – tackles topics impacting youth and provides insight and tips for parents. If you want to improve your relationship with your preteen, teenager, or young adult, then this podcast is for you. Nick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He has been working with youth and their families for over 13 years in a variety of settings including middle and high schools, private practice, residential treatment facilities, and detention centers. Nick has a private practice in Boulder, Colorado and enjoys facilitating trainings and giving presentations to staff of school districts, middle and high school students, and parents.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 155
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
Why We Shouldn't Wait To Create New Routines For Our Youth And Ourselves
Today's topic - We often give ourselves and our youth too long of a break to reinstitute the structure and routine that is needed to remain well. We feel that we "deserve" a break. However, too long …
Part 2 - How The Regrets Of The Dying Can Give Us Clarity On What Really Matters
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing
https://www.amazon.com/Top-Five-Regrets-Dying-Transformed/dp/140194065X
History of Memento Mori
https://dailystoic.com/histo…
Part 1 - How This Pandemic Can Provoke The Perspective Needed To Prioritize People, Purpose, And Physical Health
Irv Yalom - Love’s Executioner
https://www.amazon.com/Loves-Executioner-Other-Tales-Psychotherapy/dp/0465020119/ref=sr_1_3?crid=111CYVVSZ8ZSN&keywords=irv+yalom&qid=1584852277&sprefix=irv+y%2Caps%2C20…
Part 3 - You Have Exactly One Life To Do Everything You Will Ever Do. Act Accordingly
Please Don’t Forget to Subscribe, Rate, and Review
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Please Pause Today And Think About Your Ratio. It Will Improve All Of Your Relationships
Today's Topic: Please take some time this week to think about the ratio of positive to negative interactions that you have with your adolescent. Research has shown that having a ratio of FIVE or more…
If Your Child Struggles With Attention Issues, Please Share The Hunter/Farmer Theory With Them
Today’s Topic: The Hunter/Farmer Theory can be a great way to reframe how you or your child thinks about ADHD or ADD. So many people look only at the negative side of ADHD/ADD. This episode will focu…
How To Have Great Conversations With The Adolescent In Your Life
Today's Topic: There is a common myth that young people don't want to talk to their parents and other adults. Adolescents often avoid speaking with us because of how "conversations" go. They will rep…
The 5 Lifestyle Changes That Can Have A Huge Impact On Your Child’s Wellness
Today's topic: Addressing lifestyle is usually the best place to start when youth are struggling emotionally or academically. We all must go back to the basics when we are feeling off and the basics …
The Best Way To Manage Performance Anxiety May Surprise And Excite You
Today's Topic: We have been telling youth to be calm when they are nervous about a performance, game, speech, recital, or social situation. Research is now showing that we have been giving bad advice…
Dear Parents - Suggestions And Feedback For Parents - From Adolescents
Starting this week, we will be releasing one topic per episode with the goal of releasing two episodes per week. One episode on Monday morning and another on Wednesday morning.
Today's topic: What ado…
How To Help Improve Your Child's Executive Functioning
Today's Topic: Executive Functioning - To start, Nick will explain what executive functioning is and why it is so important for youth development. Nick will then describe three different approaches t…
Can We Use A Better Word Than Anxiety? & How The FBI Can Show Us How To Better Support Our Youth
Today's Two Topics: (0:33-11:54) The word anxiety is often overused and can be unhelpful. Using a more extensive and varied emotional vocabulary can be beneficial in helping our youth regulate their …
The Importance Of How We Talk About Youth & Focus On Your Life, Not Your Lecture
Today's two topics: (0:33-14:15) When parents get asked about their children, the most frequent response centers on academic achievements and extracurricular accomplishments. How does this impact kid…
Helping Youth Build Self-Efficacy & Why We Must Hold Them Accountable
Today’s two topics: (0:33-09:17) - Focusing too much on safety can interfere with our kids' ability to develop self-efficacy. Learn the importance of limiting fear-based language and instead opt for …
Responding To Concerning Behaviors & The Upside Of Negative Experiences In Adolescence
Today’s two topics: (0:33-10:32) How to stay connected with your child when concerning behaviors show up. Focusing more on the message of the behavior can be helpful to avoid fear-based parenting. (1…