42. 3 Ways to Reduce Marital Stress During the Tween and Teen Years

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.

Is parenting stress starting to spill over into your marriage or partnership?

In this episode, Tess Connolly, LCSW, talks with therapist and author Susan Gadoua, LCSW, about the unique challenges couples face when raising tweens and teens. Susan shares her “3 B’s” framework — Bandwidth, Boundaries, and Bounty — to help couples manage stress in a healthy way, maintain strong relationships, and create more harmony at home. They also discuss how having choices in how you structure your partnership can bring empowerment and clarity during challenging seasons.

• Learn the 3 B’s for reducing stress and strengthening your relationship.
• Discover strategies for managing parenting and marriage challenges simultaneously.
• Understand why partnership health is essential to family well-being.

Press play to explore practical ways to protect and strengthen your relationship while navigating the tween and teen years together.

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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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