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Ep. 67: Talking with Teens about Service

Ep. 67: Talking with Teens about Service

by | Aug 9, 2022 | Mental Health, Parenting, Podcast

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Summer is a great time to start conversations with your teen!

Use the extra time with them while they are home to get curious and ask open-ended questions.

To help, we’ve designed this series to be a quick, fun way to get everyone talking. Listen together with your teen, or by yourself. You might be surprised at how willing teenagers are to talk when they get started!

In the last episode of the Talking with Teens series, Chris and Karlie talk about service and using personal strengths to help others.

Question:
How much do you use your strengths to help others?

Talk through these with your teen after this podcast ends!

  • How have you used your strengths to help others?
  • How has someone served or helped you in the past? How did it make you feel?
  • What is one way you could serve someone this school year?

In this episode, we mentioned or used the following resources:

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If you have a question about something you heard or just want to give us some feedback, please leave us a comment below.  We would love to hear from you!

About Us:

Karlie Duke
Karlie Duke

Communications Director

Chris Robey
Chris Robey

Former CEO

Ep. 66: Talking with Teens about Value

Ep. 66: Talking with Teens about Value

by | Aug 2, 2022 | Mental Health, Parenting, Podcast

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How much do you feel you can depend on the people in your life?

Summer is a great time to start conversations with your teen! Use the extra time with them while they are home to get curious and ask open-ended questions.

To help, we’ve designed this series to be a quick, fun way to get everyone talking. Listen together with your teen, or by yourself. You might be surprised at how willing teenagers are to talk when they get started!

Episode 66 is one of our most important conversations in the series. Karlie and Tobin look at how much teens feel valued by the people in their life.

Talk through these with your teen after this podcast ends!

  • Who do you think you can depend on the most?
  • Are there people who you depend on that don’t value you?
  • What would it take for you to feel more valued by the people close to you?
  • What can you do to be more dependable to the people in your life?

Have a question?

If you have a question about something you heard or just want to give us some feedback, please leave us a comment below.  We would love to hear from you!

Karlie Duke
Karlie Duke

Communications Director

Tobin Hodges
Tobin Hodges

Program Director

Ep. 65: Talking with Teens about Hope

Ep. 65: Talking with Teens about Hope

by | Jul 24, 2022 | Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Development, Podcast

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Summer is a great time to start conversations with your teen!

Use the extra time with them while they are home to get curious and ask open-ended questions.

To help, we’ve designed this series to be a quick, fun way to get everyone talking. Listen together with your teen, or by yourself. You might be surprised at how willing teenagers are to talk when they get started!

In episode 65, Chris and Kelly talk about hope as an indicator of mental health and ways to foster hope in your life.

Question:
How much hope do you have for the future?

Talk through these with your teen after this podcast ends!

  • What’s one good thing in your life right now?
  • How optimistic do you feel about the future?
  • Where would you like to get involved/volunteer?

In this episode, we mentioned or used the following resources:

Have a question?

If you have a question about something you heard or just want to give us some feedback, please leave us a comment below.  We would love to hear from you!

Chris Robey
Chris Robey

Former CEO

Kelly Fann
Kelly Fann

Digital Media Manager

Ep. 64: Talking With Teens About Courage

Ep. 64: Talking With Teens About Courage

by | Jul 19, 2022 | Mental Health, Parenting, Podcast

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How willing are you to face up to the challenges in your life?

Summer is a great time to start conversations with your teen! Use the extra time with them while they are home to get curious and ask open-ended questions.

To help, we’ve designed this series to be a quick, fun way to get everyone talking. Listen together with your teen, or by yourself. You might be surprised at how willing teenagers are to talk when they get started!

In episode 64, Chris and Karlie discuss what courage is and how we can all motivate ourselves to face challenges and take on new experiences.

Talk through these with your teen after this podcast ends!

  • What do you think courage is?
  • What is causing stress in your life right now?
  • How motivated are you to do more?
  • Where does your motivation come from?
  • How is life better when you’re motivated?
  • What challenges are coming up in the near future? How can I help you face them?
  • What do you want to tackle this next school year?

Have a question?

If you have a question about something you heard or just want to give us some feedback, please leave us a comment below.  We would love to hear from you!

Karlie Duke
Karlie Duke

Communications Director

Chris Robey
Chris Robey

Former CEO

Ep. 62: Talking with Teens about Capability

Ep. 62: Talking with Teens about Capability

by | Jul 5, 2022 | Mental Health, Parenting, Podcast

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How good do you feel you are at doing things?

Summer is a great time to start conversations with your teen! Use the extra time with them while they are home to get curious and ask open-ended questions.

To help, we’ve designed this series to be a quick, fun way to get everyone talking. Listen together with your teen, or by yourself. You might be surprised at how willing teenagers are to talk when they get started!

In episode 62, Kelly Fann joins Chris to discuss encouraging teens to improve their current skills and to gain new ones with a growth mindset.

Talk through these with your teen after this podcast ends!

  • What’s something you feel like you’re good at right now?
  • How does it make you feel when you take care of things yourself?
  • What’s something you’d like to get better at? How can I help?

Have a question?

f you have a question about something you heard or just want to give us some feedback, please leave us a comment below.  We would love to hear from you!

Chris Robey
Chris Robey

Former CEO

Kelly Fann
Kelly Fann

Digital Media Manager