Try This at Home

Maria Cassiani Iams

Helping parents use coaching strategies to have better communication and relationships with their teenagers

16 Episodes

How do I get my teens to do what I want them to do?
10/27/2023
20:43
Wouldn't it just be so.much.easier if our teenagers just listened to us the first time and did what we asked them to do? In this episode, learn how to shift from the "language of compliance" to creating "conditions for cooperation" to have more productive communication and build a better relationship with your teenagers.
Do I need to get involved?
3/6/2023
18:41
How do parents of teenagers decide when they need to step in - or step out - to help their teenagers solve problems? In this episode, I offer four questions that you can ask yourself to help you decide if you need to get involved.
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Want to keep the conversation with your teenager going? Set these three things aside.
2/23/2023
10:31
Now that you're listening, are you setting aside these three things? You'll keep lines of communication open and strengthen your relationship if you do. Listen to find out more1
Are you listening?
1/5/2023
13:12
If your teenager has ever said, "You're not listening!" this is the episode for you. Learn three tips that will help you be a better listener, both inside and outside the home.
Are you available? If not, it could be another reason your teenager doesn't talk to you.
12/8/2022
16:49
Does your teenager think that you're too busy for them? If so, they might be hesitant to try to connect with you. In this episode, I share three tips you can try at home to demonstrate that you are never too busy for them.
Are you judgy? It could be the reason your teenager isn't talking to you.
12/1/2022
8:20
Is there a Cosmo quiz, "Are you judgmental?" If not, let's make one up to see if you are judgy and if you are, it might be one of the reasons your teenager isn't talking to you. In this episode, I encourage you to check in with your own behavior to see what you might be modeling at home.
Ask Me Anything!
2/3/2022
25:29
In the final episode of season 2, I host an "AMA" where I answer four questions from my dedicated listeners. Love you all!
Listen In: A Coaching Session with a Tween
1/27/2022
20:31
It's time to see how some of these coaching strategies work in a real-life coaching conversation. Listen in to a dialogue between me and my almost 13-year old to hear how a coaching conversation can go.
Coaching Move #3: The Personal Story
1/20/2022
16:10
Tips for using a personal story during coaching - when, how, and why. Finally you get to talk about yourself.
Role play and rehearsal - settle down, it's not what you think
1/13/2022
10:08
Role playing and rehearsal are powerful coaching strategies I use with clients and they work really well with kids. In this episode, I share some tips for how I engage kids in role play/rehearsal.

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Try This at Home

Maria Cassiani Iams

16 Episodes

How do I get my teens to do what I want them to do?

Do I need to get involved?

Want to keep the conversation with your teenager going? Set these three things aside.

Are you listening?

Are you available? If not, it could be another reason your teenager doesn't talk to you.

Are you judgy? It could be the reason your teenager isn't talking to you.

Ask Me Anything!

Listen In: A Coaching Session with a Tween

Coaching Move #3: The Personal Story

Role play and rehearsal - settle down, it's not what you think