We talk with life coach and TEDx speaker Randi Crawford about why teen anxiety is skyrocketing and how parents accidentally train kids to avoid discomfort. We share practical ways to build resilience, accountability, and trust so kids can handle real life without shame.
• why “rescuing” quietly weakens confidence and grit
• letting natural consequences do the teaching
• the pickleball parenting idea of placement over power
• listening like a coach instead of listening to fix
• setting boundaries with phones, especially at night
• sextortion, bullying, and why trust determines whether kids ask for help
• enabling vs empathy and how excuses become a habit
• praising effort over outcomes to normalize failure
• accountability parenting vs shame based parenting
• building a no-judgment kitchen conversation zone
• tools for anxiety including meditation, thought stopping, and “mental bank account” wins
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