Tips for getting your teen to listen: Let them come to you. It's hard not to always be trying to help your kids, but at some point they need to learn to solve their own problems. When they need your help, they will come. When they come to you, they are  more likely to listen to what you need to say. Practice active listening.  Be engaged. Ask questions if you don't understand. But don't attempt to problem solve. Validate their experiences. For a teenager, and even for most of us, it is so important to know we're being heard. Tell us what other ways you get your teen to listen. Send ..read more

Here are a few of the signs to look for if you think your teen has an eating disorder: skipping meals fasting refusing to eat certain food groups--like carbs, purging (throwing up), taking laxatives, over-exercising, taking diet pills hiding food, drinking highly caffeinated energy drinks. taking ADHD meds to suppress appetite.   Have you noticed any of these in your teen? Call your pediatrician or general practitioner immediately.  ..read more

Email us your questions at Raisinggenz3@gmail.com   ..read more

Young adults are expected to leave home once they graduate from high school.  While some teens are ready sooner than others, the end goal is the same - to have your  child be able to live on their own, support themselves and make their own decisions about life. But when this doesn't happen, and they seem to be retreating from doing these things, blaming others for their problems and demonstrating a lack of motivation, it may be time seek help.   There are also ways to help your children learn to be independent and take responsibility for themselves at a young age. Slowly encoura ..read more

Dr. Brad Reedy, Phd., is the founder of Evoke Therapy Programs. Dr. Reedy’s research and clinical experience includes parenting issues, family trauma, treatment with sexual abuse victims, domestically violent offenders, adults/adolescents with substance abuse issues, eating disordered patients, sexual perpetrators, attachment issues, developmental psychology, and children suffering with grief and loss. He works with a variety of populations that often include students with dual diagnoses and gifted intelligence. Ian Hoge joins Shira Myrow as a co-host on Raising GenZ, the essential guide to pa ..read more

Hook-up culture seems to have surpassed traditional dating among young adults. But is that also the case for our teens? What is your teen telling you about their relationships? Or is it impossible to even find out what a "relationship" looks like for GenZ? Join us today for a conversation with dating and relationship coach Kim Seltzer ..read more

Host Shira Myrow is in conversation with Dr. Ali Dubin on how to talk to your kids about the gender and sexuality spectrums ..read more

Join Shira Myrow on Raising Gen Z, the essential guide to raising today's teens ..read more

It’s been almost a decade since Amy Chua wrote the notorious “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” which caused an uproar in many American parenting circles. A tiger mom refers to a mother who is strict, and demands high levels of both academic excellence from her children as well as obedience. While we may see the Tiger Mom as one style of parenting, Chua points out strictness and obedience are inextricable from the cultural norms of Asian societies ---which view children in a very different way but also in a different role --- than the often more permissive and emotionally supportive Western app ..read more

The statistics are distressing. Weight obsession affects millions of teenagers today, especially girls. Studies show that 1 out of 3 girls believes they are overweight and almost 60% said they are trying to lose weight. While we usually associate eating disorders with girls, teenage boys, with issues around body image and food are on the rise. Many boys and girls strive for the perfect body by dieting or by doing compulsive exercise. Our special guest on the show is psychotherapist Cori Rosenthal. She specializes in eating disorders and disordered eating, treating codependence and is an expert ..read more