What Actually Works With Teens: Ashley and her Daughters | #2

Description:What if the best parenting lessons do not come from getting everything right, but from being willing to listen, repair, and keep showing up?In this episode of Name What Works, Ashley Radzat sits down with her daughters, Kobain and Ava, for an honest conversation about what it was really like being raised by a parent and teen coach.Together, they talk about single parenting, blended family life, strict boundaries, teenage conflict, social media, lying, independence, and the difference between what a parent intends and what a child experiences. Ashley opens the door for her daughters to share where she got it right,where she missed the mark, and what they understand differently now as young adults.Kobain shares how Ashley’s hands-off trust sometimes felt like having to figure life out alone. Ashley reflects on how she thought she was giving autonomy, but her daughter experienced it as a lack of support. Ava shares how some of Ashley’s parenting around values and moralitycreated guilt, even when the intention was to help her make good choices.This conversation is not about perfect parenting. It is about repair, honesty, and the willingness to hear your child’s experience without immediately defending yourself. Ashley and her daughters show that strong relationships are built through ongoing conversation, not one perfect response.In this episode:● What Ashley’s daughters say she was really like as a mom● How parenting changes as kids become adults● Why good intentions can still hurt● How strict boundaries can feel different to different children● Why teens are still figuring out their values● What parents should understand about lying and risk-taking● Why repair matters more than perfection● What actually worked in Ashley’s relationship with her daughtersIf you are raising teens, repairing with adult children, or wondering whether you are doing enough, this episode will remind you that parenting is not one moment in time. It is an evolving relationship built through listening, humility, boundaries, and the willingness to keep coming back to the conversation.Connect with Ashley Radzat and tune into more conversations on Name What Works.