Parenting your Teen with Understanding

Name: Parenting your Teen with Understanding
Rating: 4.7 (14 reviews)

Taking time to reflect on your relationship with your teenager

Created byClare Emms

Last updated 5/2026

English

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What you'll learn

Learn some perspectives about teenage behaviour and the brain
Explore your role as a parent of a teenager
Learn some tools to work with your teen rather than against them
Empower yourself with new ways of thinking about parenting a teenager

Course content

1 section • 8 lectures • 57m total length

Introduction and Intentions5:52
Set clear intentions for parenting your teen and identify what you hope to gain from this course. Practice visualization, empathy, and gratitude to guide calmer, understanding dynamics with your teen.
Remembering your own Teen Years2:27
Reflect on your own teen years to understand your teenager's behavior, imagine their mindset, and acknowledge how brain development shapes choices.
The Teenage Brain4:29
Recognize that the teenage brain is not an adult brain and is in a development phase shaped by hormonal changes that affect decisions, identity, and social focus.
Teenage Emotions12:07
Explore how teenage emotions drive behavior and how respectful, gentle parenting validates sadness and anger. Learn introspection and listening strategies to support your teen.
How to be your teen's support system8:13
learn how to be your teen's support system by choosing connection over control, encouraging them to make decisions, and empowering them to learn from mistakes with curiosity.
Repair8:24
Repair with your teen by offering genuine apologies, taking ownership of your actions, and shifting from winning to collaborating to deepen connection through the understanding that behavior is communication.
Setting Boundaries8:51
Set boundaries with teens: three approaches—hard and inflexible, allowing decision making, and a middle ground—respecting self and others while guiding decisions about drugs, sex, alcohol, trauma, and online content.
Acceptance is Key!7:19
Embrace acceptance and learn to work with your teen as they are, supporting their behaviors and emotions. Reflect on your journey and set intention to foster growth and seek support.

Requirements

No previous experience needed

Description

Ever found yourself wondering what's really going on inside your teenager's head? Have you ever grappled with making sense of their behaviors?

This Udemy course is crafted to guide you through your parenting journey with a touch of introspection. It provides an opportunity to pause and reflect on your decisions, ensuring you're aligned with the long-term goals you have for your relationship with your teen.

Teens exhibit a range of age-appropriate behaviors that can be quite triggering for us as parents and teachers! From keeping up with social media trends to the desire to fit in with friends, navigating this road isn't always a walk in the park for them or for us!

Recognizing that we can fall into predictable patterns and habits as parents, this course offers a chance to see things from a fresh perspective and reignite your commitment to strengthening your connection with your teenager.

I'm not here to dictate what you should do – after all, you know your kids better than anyone! Instead, my aim is to provide an opportunity for you to coach yourself, discover new ways of thinking about parenting, and foster a habit of reflecting on your decisions to make conscious and intentional choices.

If you're eager to explore more effective ways to communicate with your teen and foster connection rather than disdain, this course might just be the perfect fit for you.

Who this course is for:

Anyone who works with teenagers - parents, teachers, coaches, etc