Parenting Insights during Covid: Why our Teenage Boys are not Doing ANYTHING




Freakishly Well-Behaved Kids show

Summary: The challenges of parenting during a pandemic are for real! We have already talked about how much we love our sons even if sometimes they are really smelly, and often seem kind of weird. We are faced with new challenges during the pandemic because these boys are so- what adults would call- unmotivated. In this podcast, I’ll be joined by Penny Lupo. Penny is a Mental Health Counselor, Play Therapist, Adjunct Instructor and Mom of a teenage boy. Our honest and informed conversation will stress using Freakishly Well-Behaved Kids principles with special considerations that focus on the challenges of parenting teenage boys during the pandemic. We don’t hold back the authenticity.  Author, Professor, Mental Health Counselor, Play Therapist, International Speaker, & Mom-- Dr. Mullen has learned from the thousands of children she has worked with insights and actions necessary for parenting that will lead to the behavior and attitude changes you are looking for with your children.  You can have Freakishly Well Behaved Kids too, for more practical and thought-provoking ideas check out parenting book Raising Freakishly Well Behaved Kids: 20 principles for being the parent your child needs  (for the ebook click here) Remember to check out NAUGHTY NO MORE an activity book to help kids make better decisions. When kids feel good, they behave that way!