Parents and Teens in Isolation. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Raising teenagers to paraphrase Charles Dickens, “is the best of times and the worst of times”. It’s been this way for time immemorial, but in 2020 we added a plot twist. We have taken teens who are hardwired to be seeking independence and pushing boundaries and locked them in a house, often with parents who are going through their own developmental stage at mid-life and then we soaked the fuse on this powder keg in fuel that comes in the form of school closures, non-stop social media, cabin fever, and mental health crisises. It’s a lot mama. My next guest is a straight shooter who is here to neither coddle the parent or the teen, but with empathy and a clear voice is helping to bridge the gap between parents and teenagers in a time of great crisis. Meet Aly Pain, from alypain.com, certified life coach and relationship systems expert, and viral TikToker. Bet you didn’t see that one coming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices