41. How Everyday Moments Can Create the Best Parent-Teen Connections

This episode first aired under the original name, The Parenting Reset Show. Now we are the Single Parenting Reset podcast–supporting single parents of tweens and teens with real talk on screen time, communication and managing behavior.

Are you missing the simplest — and most powerful — ways to connect with your tween or teen?

In this solo episode, Tess Connolly, LCSW, shares three often-overlooked strategies for building stronger connections with your kids during the tween and teen years. From finding shared interests to showing up in their world outside the home, Tess explains how these small, consistent actions can create trust, understanding, and deeper bonds.

• Learn three practical ways to strengthen your connection with your tween or teen.
• Discover how shared activities and interests can open doors to better communication.
• Understand the power of listening and presence in your parent-child relationship.

Press play to find out how a few simple shifts can create more meaningful moments with your tween or teen.

📧Connect with Therese (Tess) Connolly, LCSW, CCC here👇: [email protected]  Website: www.mindfulkidsandfamilies.com

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The Single Parenting Reset Show supports single moms, working moms, and all parents with practical parenting tips on screen time, emotional regulation, co-parenting, stress relief, setting boundaries, building trust, and raising confident tweens and teens, while tackling tech addiction, behavior problems, and parent burnout with conscious parenting strategies for stronger family connection.

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