Are You Ready to Send Your Teen Back to School?

“You’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting,
So… get on your way!”

~Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

A Little About Joey!

Joey has been working with teens ever since he was one.

Currently, he is a middle school teacher and counselor. Joey has also been a high school teacher, Sunday school teacher, seminary teacher, and teen improv instructor. He has professional training in acting for the stage, a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing, and a Master’s in Education.

Now, as a certified Life Coach, Joey works with teens on developing crucial life skills that aren’t taught in schools. Using his background in comedy, storytelling, and performance, he produces a podcast and videos to help teens learn tools and techniques to help them choose happiness and achieve at high levels. 

3 Back to School Tips.

1. Give your teen options
   • Give them choices
   • Actually let them choose.
   • Don’t just give them the “allusion of choice.”
2. Enforce consequences and boundaries with emotional control.
   • You don’t have to enforce consequences with negative emotions.
   • “Them’s the rules.”
   • Follow through.
   • I’m not mad, I’m just following through.
   • Anger doesn’t mean that you’re serious.
   • Emotions are contagious.
     • Watch this video, “Calm is Contagious,” by Rorke Denver.
3. If your teen is doing something you don’t want them to be doing, you’re letting them do it.
   • Teens are data collectors.
   • they’re trying to find the boundaries and ways around them.
   • You cannot control your teen, but you can control how you enforce your boundaries.
   • What you tolerate, you allow.
4. Listen, really listen to your teen.
   • Listen in a way that they can hear you listening.
   • Find the right way.
     • go on a drive
     • play a video game
   • show them that you are listening.

Where to Find Joey

Joey’s website is found at https://www.firmlyfounded.com/.

joey’s program teaches Crucial Life Skills that are not being taught in school.

1. Solve any problem.
2. Master any relationship.
3. Handle any big emotion.
4. Develop a self-image that will make you unstoppable.
5. Self-motivate to reach your biggest goals.

Check out Joey’s Podcast here!

Join the 5 Day Be The Change Challenge

If you haven’t yet, join our FREE Be the Change Challenge. Each day we will be doing simple 5-10 minute daily exercises to help give you a powerful perspective on your role as a parent and your ability to be the catalyst for incredible change in your life and your relationship with your teen.

• Join the FREE Facebook Group
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• Download the easy to follow Workbook and Exercise Guide.
  • These exercises are designed to take you just 5-10 minutes a day!
• Start making real growth as a parent TODAY!

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