"Send Ben a text" Are You Caught in the Parent Trap? Discover the hidden patterns that are keeping you stuck—and how to break free. Take this quick (and eye-opening) quiz to uncover which common parenting trap you’re falling into with your teen. Get a personalized roadmap to help you parent with more clarity, confidence, and connection—starting today. https://benpughcoaching.com/parenttrapquiz...
"Send Ben a text" Get your free Recipe for a Successful relationship with your teen https://benpughcoaching.com/recipe You can find Camille: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sixsistersstuff/ Website: https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/ Are You Caught in the Parent Trap? Discover the hidden patterns that are keeping you stuck—and how to break free. Take this quick (and eye-opening) quiz to uncover which common parenting trap you’re falling into with your teen. Get a personalized roadmap to help ...
"Send Ben a text" In this episode I talk with Tyson Bradley about how to create good sleep routines for you and your teen. Are You Caught in the Parent Trap? Discover the hidden patterns that are keeping you stuck—and how to break free. Take this quick (and eye-opening) quiz to uncover which common parenting trap you’re falling into with your teen. Get a personalized roadmap to help you parent with more clarity, confidence, and connection—starting today. https://benpughcoaching.com/parenttrapqui...
"Send Ben a text" This Is Coming From a Place of Love First of all, I don't hate other parenting coaches. In fact, I don't think I hate anyone. I know tons of parenting coaches that are freaking amazing. I just see the ads on Facebook and the emails in my inbox telling me things like, "I'm THE parenting expert, and YOU should only listen to me." "Parent this way so your kids will . . . (fill in the blank)." Or, "Here's the RIGHT way to parent." So, I'm going to share some of the things that I th...
"Send Ben a text" Comparison Feels Like Not Being Good Enough? If you worry that you're not good enough, you're probably comparing yourself to someone or something else. You might be comparing yourself to other parents, to your friends, or maybe even to a mythical version of yourself that doesn't even exist. The problem with comparison is that it is never accurate and it is often the reason you feel like you're not good enough. Worry About What Others Think Another thing that might be making you...
"Send Ben a text" Have You Ever Felt Attacked? Appreciation is a Secret Ingredient to Lasting Relationships. Criticism is the Opposite of Appreciation. Want to Develop Appreciation with Your Teen? Check are some tips to help you develop the habit of appreciation when it comes to your teen. https://firmlyfoundedparent.com/139 Are You Caught in the Parent Trap? Discover the hidden patterns that are keeping you stuck—and how to break free. Take this quick (and eye-opening) quiz to uncover which com...
"Send Ben a text" Are You Caught in the Parent Trap? Discover the hidden patterns that are keeping you stuck—and how to break free. Take this quick (and eye-opening) quiz to uncover which common parenting trap you’re falling into with your teen. Get a personalized roadmap to help you parent with more clarity, confidence, and connection—starting today. https://benpughcoaching.com/parenttrapquiz...
"Send Ben a text" Are You Caught in the Parent Trap? Discover the hidden patterns that are keeping you stuck—and how to break free. Take this quick (and eye-opening) quiz to uncover which common parenting trap you’re falling into with your teen. Get a personalized roadmap to help you parent with more clarity, confidence, and connection—starting today. https://benpughcoaching.com/parenttrapquiz...
"Send Ben a text" Are You Caught in the Parent Trap? Discover the hidden patterns that are keeping you stuck—and how to break free. Take this quick (and eye-opening) quiz to uncover which common parenting trap you’re falling into with your teen. Get a personalized roadmap to help you parent with more clarity, confidence, and connection—starting today. https://benpughcoaching.com/parenttrapquiz...
"Send Ben a text" Are You Caught in the Parent Trap? Discover the hidden patterns that are keeping you stuck—and how to break free. Take this quick (and eye-opening) quiz to uncover which common parenting trap you’re falling into with your teen. Get a personalized roadmap to help you parent with more clarity, confidence, and connection—starting today. https://benpughcoaching.com/parenttrapquiz...
"Send Ben a text" Are You Caught in the Parent Trap? Discover the hidden patterns that are keeping you stuck—and how to break free. Take this quick (and eye-opening) quiz to uncover which common parenting trap you’re falling into with your teen. Get a personalized roadmap to help you parent with more clarity, confidence, and connection—starting today. https://benpughcoaching.com/parenttrapquiz...
"Send Ben a text" What Makes Breaking Habits Hard for You? This is a powerful question to explore for yourself. What Makes Breaking Habits Hard is The Secret To Creating Habits Easily Your Habits Create Your Results If you want better results, you need better habits. Learn how to intentionally create your desired habits, and you can learn how to intentionally create the life of your dreams. Join Me for a Transformational Conversation I'm going to be hosting two live Transformational Conversation...
"Send Ben a text" Your Model vs Your Teen's Model The Self-Coaching Model is at play in your life, your teen's life, and everyone's life. Your model can even have the same circumstance as your teen's model. In fact, I've seen teens simply adopt their parent's models, and have identical models. So here's the most important thing to understand when it comes to the difference between your model and your teen's model. You can only control your own model. You CAN NOT control your teen's model. You ar...
"Send Ben a text" What Are Traditions? What are YOUR Traditions? Why Do You Keep Your Traditions? Create Impactful Traditions Powerful Traditions in My Life If You Want to Create an Impactful Tradition Do it! Commit to it. Feel free to share why you're doing it, of just keep it to yourself. Traditions are a powerful force in humanity. Harness that power and be intentional with your traditions. Create the Tradition of Parenting Growth in 2023! Join me in becoming the parent of your dreams. I'm re...
"Send Ben a text" What's the Best Gift You Give Your Teen? This time of year, parents around the world are wondering what to give their teens. They want the perfect gift. One that their teen will like and actually use. Parents are looking for that gift that's stylish enough that their teen will like it, but timeless enough that it will last. The truth is, the perfect gift for your teen has more to do with you that you probably realize. So, here is a list of the top 5 things that I think are awes...
"Send Ben a text" Your Teen WANTS You To Connect with Them This might come as a shock to you, but your teen WANTS you to connect with them. I know what you might be thinking, "Not MY teen. They want nothing to do with me." I know, it probably seems that way, but I promise you, your teen wants connection. Your teen wants to belong. They want to be praised and appreciated. The want the safety that comes with unconditional love, acceptance, and belonging. Wanting to belong is a fundamental human ne...
"Send Ben a text" This is an unplanned, unscripted, interview! Make sure you listen to this episode because I won't do it justice here in the show notes. Emily Wardrop is an awesome friend and amazing life coach for parents. I really enjoyed this conversation with her, and I'm sure you will too. On the Same Team On this podcast we talk about being on the same team rather than on the same page. This helps you as a parent to model the behavior and BEing that you want to see in your teen. Humans ar...
"Send Ben a text" Your Stories Are Making You Unhappy One of the things I've noticed recently is that there are a lot of unhappy parents and teens out there. This is something that I've been coaching on regularly for the past several months. And, to be honest, this is something that I've been struggling with in my own life recently. Then recently I heard my coach say, . . . "Unhappiness comes from the gap between where your current life is (story) and where you think it should be (story). That g...
"Send Ben a text" This is an unplanned, unscripted, interview! Make sure you listen to this episode because I won't do it justice here in the show notes. Arthur C. Woods is an awesome friend and amazing life coach for teens. I really enjoyed this conversation with him. Stages of Growth! Discovery: Discovering who you are and who you want to be. Defining: Defining and deciding who you are and who you want to be. These are both important steps in growth. And, growth is often uncomfortable. In addi...
"Send Ben a text" I'm Grateful for YOU! I wanted to take a minute and express my gratitude for you! I'm grateful for you and your efforts as a parent. I'm grateful for your time, for your attention, and for your desire to grow. Thank you for your support! The Power Of Gratitude Recently I've been doing a lot of coaching on emotions. Here's what I've learned. Gratitude as a Feeling Gratitude is a feeling, an emotion. It is created by our thoughts. It is created when we choose to appreciate our ci...
"Send Ben a text" Why Do Parents Stop Growing? Recently I was talking to a dad and he said something to the effect of, "Why do we quit growing as parents and adults?" He went on to say that as a parent, he feels like he's supposed to know everything and be perfect and that working on his own personal growth would make him look silly, like he doesn't know everything and he's not perfect. ☝️ This is why parents stop growing. ☝️ They think that they're supposed to know everything and be perfect, so...
"Send Ben a text" When we bring awareness to our emotions we can better understand them. Are You Caught in the Parent Trap? Discover the hidden patterns that are keeping you stuck—and how to break free. Take this quick (and eye-opening) quiz to uncover which common parenting trap you’re falling into with your teen. Get a personalized roadmap to help you parent with more clarity, confidence, and connection—starting today. https://benpughcoaching.com/parenttrapquiz...
"Send Ben a text" Slow Progress is Still Progress Progress is a Process Progress is Personal/Individual Progress Has a Purpose Join My BE The Change Challenge! Let's go back to the basics! Join my BE The Change Challenge on Facebook. Listen to my first 5 episodes and share your progress on Facebook. YES! I WANT TO JOIN THE CHALLENGE! Are You Caught in the Parent Trap? Discover the hidden patterns that are keeping you stuck—and how to break free. Take this quick (and eye-opening) quiz to uncover ...
"Send Ben a text" Humans Overcomplicate Things If you're like most people, you're probably guilty of overcomplicating things. This is in our human nature. Your Subconscious Mind Loves Simplicity Your subconscious is craving simplicity. We think we want complicated, and all the bells and whistles, but what we really want is simplicity. Over-Complication Leads to Overwhelm Lately in my 1:1 coaching and in the Firmly Founded Family membership, I've been coaching a lot on OVERWHELM. It seems like ev...
"Send Ben a text" Why Don't People Change? Everyone wants to change! But, very few people actually create the change that they are looking for. Why is that? Why don't people change; or, why don't people create the change that they are looking for? Today we're going to explore 2 things. What keeps people from change, in general? . . . And, . . . What's keeping YOU from changing? What Keeps People From Changing? The Firmly Founded Family theme for October is: Facing Your Fears! On Monday, we hoste...
"Send Ben a text" FREE Taming Your Emotional Monsters Training SOON! We're hosting a free Family Home Evening style training on Monday, October 10th, @ 6:00 pm MDT. Is Fear Holding You Back? Tips for How To Face Your Fears Identify and Acknowledge Your Fear Get to know what you're afraid of. Understand it. Acknowledge that you are afraid and that it’s okay. Mentally Go There If you are scared, you are likely focusing on things outside of your control, and you are likely catastrophizing. Understa...
"Send Ben a text" Tips for How To Stop Over-Thinking and Reprogramming Your Mind The Fist Step is awareness. The Second Step is to manage your attention. The Third Step is to make things simple. The Fourth Step is to practice ways of BEING. And the Fifth and Final Step is to trust yourself. The Firmly Founded Family theme for October is: Facing Your Fears! On Monday, October 10th, 2022, @ 6:00 pm MDT, we will be hosting a FREE training on Taming Your Emotional Monsters. We're also going be doing...
"Send Ben a text" Negotiation is Important Sometimes I say things that go completely against the grain. This might be one of those things that might be different from what you've learned. But I'm going to say it. Negotiation with your teen IS IMPORTANT! After years of working with teens. one thing I've learned is that if you try to control too much of their life, they will take back control, sometimes very drastically. This is why negotiation is so important. Negotiation is respecting the fact t...
"Send Ben a text" On today's episode I discuss how most parents are working from the "Doing" model and how we can "BE" the parents of our dreams if we live in the "BEING" model instead. Check out the show notes at FirmlyFoundedParent.com/118 Are You Caught in the Parent Trap? Discover the hidden patterns that are keeping you stuck—and how to break free. Take this quick (and eye-opening) quiz to uncover which common parenting trap you’re falling into with your teen. Get a personalized roadmap to ...
"Send Ben a text" Are you interested in joining a service trip to Mexico? Don't know where to start? In this episode I talk with Stacia Chavez a seasoned expert on doing just that. visit achf.org for more information on how to donate or volunteer. Are You Caught in the Parent Trap? Discover the hidden patterns that are keeping you stuck—and how to break free. Take this quick (and eye-opening) quiz to uncover which common parenting trap you’re falling into with your teen. Get a personalized roadm...
