19: Your Parenting Stress Is Trying to Tell You Something | Parenting Teens

Do you ever wish you could stop feeling so stressed about your teenager? As an LDS mom, you want to love your teen well, trust God, and make wise parenting decisions. So when you're stresed, you may end up trying to force yourself to "think more positively"—only to end up feeling even more frustrated. In this episode, you'll discover why your parenting stress may be pointing to something important—and why there's a better approach than trying to control your thoughts. Learning to listen instead of pushing your feelings aside can help you parent your teen with more clarity and confidence.  Think New Thoughts Academy: Join the Think New Thoughts Academy to get help applying the tools you're learning on the podcast.     100 Thoughts for More Joy Wanna think some new thoughts?  Here are 100 of my favorites that you can try out. Be warned, though. Choosing to really, truly believe even one of these thoughts could drastically impact the way you view yourself and others, and might completely change your life. :) https://www.emilyrickscoaching.com/100-thoughts-for-more-joy  --------------------------------------------------- Helping LDS moms of teens navigate parenting with more connection, trust, joy, and inner peace through gospel-centered life coaching, thought work, and practical tools from a parenting coach that align with LDS doctrine and scripture. Explore conflict resolution, forgiveness, mindset shifts, faith over fear, personal growth, emotional resilience, overcoming mom guilt, reducing disconnection and power struggles, learning to trust God, and strengthening family relationships through faith-based parenting and life coaching.