Podcast - Ben Pugh Coaching

How to Lead Your Teen Without Trying to Control Them

Your teen may not need another rule or harsher consequence. Learn why better leadership starts with what you can control—and how that can change the way you parent your teen.

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Better Boundaries With Teens: Less Nagging, More Responsibility

Better boundaries with your teen don’t mean more rules or harsher consequences. They start with getting clear about what belongs to you, what belongs to your teen, and where responsibility...

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How to Parent a Strong-Willed Teen Without Power Struggles

Strong-willed teens can be exhausting—but their strong will isn’t necessarily the problem. Learn why trying to create a compliant teen can get in the way of raising the independent adult...

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Why Knowing What to Do With Your Teen Isn’t Enough

You know how you want to parent your teen. But when things get heated, all those parenting tools can disappear. Here’s why knowing what to do isn’t always enough—and what...

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How to Give Your Teen a Voice Without Giving Up Your Authority

Giving your teen a voice doesn’t mean letting him make all the rules. Learn how listening to your teen can reduce power struggles without giving up your authority as the...

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Why Boundaries Are the Best Place to Start With Your Teen

Why does a simple boundary with your teen turn into a huge fight? The boundary may not be the real problem. Learn what’s happening around the boundary—and why changing that...

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Why Every Boundary Turns Into a Fight With Your Teen

Why does a simple boundary with your teen turn into a huge fight? The boundary may not be the real problem. Learn what’s happening around the boundary—and why changing that...

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3 Back-to-School Rules Every Parent of Teens Should Break

Back-to-school can turn parents into managers of grades, homework, phones, and missing assignments. But your teen’s report card isn’t your parenting report card—and giving some responsibility back may be exactly...

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How to Stop Worrying About Your Teen’s Future

Worrying about your teen may feel like part of being a good parent. But worry does not protect his future. It may be making parenting harder today.

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The Parenting Shift That Changed Everything With My Teen Son

A mom wanted a closer relationship with her teenage son, but trying harder was not working. The real change started when she let go of the relationship she pictured and...

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Stop Waiting for the “Better Version” of Your Teen

Are you waiting for your teen to become more respectful, motivated, or easier to talk to before you connect with him? This episode will help you connect with the teen...

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How to Parent Like a Coach Instead of Trying to Control Your Teen

Trying to control your teen is exhausting. In this episode, Ben shares how to parent more like a coach and lead without taking over your teen’s life.

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IMPACT: Parenting with Perspective