An exceptional resource for More Beautiful Podcast listeners
From Conflict to Connection: A Parent’s Guide to Emotion Coaching Teens
(learn the three simple steps in this guide)
Hello More Beautiful Listeners-
Thank you for tuning in to the episode. Maryanne had some excellent questions prepared, and I hope you found valuable insights that you can apply to your parenting journey.
Parenting teens can be a challenge.
It often feels like we can't quite "reach" our kids, and the strategies that worked when they were little are no longer effective. Any attempts at communication often lead to escalated conversations, rolled eyes, and slammed doors.
I get it. I’ve been there and had the privilege of working with hundreds of parents and their teens to navigate these tumultuous times.
Our kids are struggling. Depression, anxiety, and suicide have risen at an alarming rate over my 25-year career, and I know this puts an added layer of pressure on parents to do things “right”.
This is why I founded Parent CARE.
ParentCARE is a science-based social-emotional curriculum for parents and guardians. I am committed to working with parents because I have seen firsthand that boosting the well-being of parents and caretakers is the most effective way to support our kids.
There is no stronger taproot of love than that of a parent or caregiver. If we harness this love, tend to ourselves, and learn how to open our loving (and sometimes traumatized hearts) within a supportive community, we have a potent tool to combat the despair that is so prevalent.
As a result of my own midlife awakening, I am expanding my business to get this vital message out to more parents and caregivers. While I've primarily focused on partnering with schools to deliver Parent CARE, in 2024, I'm bringing it directly to you. We'll have a Parent CARE Live online group, a digital at-your-own-pace course, in-person workshops and retreats, and I'm also working on a book.
In the meantime, as we prepare for these exciting developments, I'd like to offer you two complimentary resources to help improve your relationships with your teens (and others) right now.
When you download these resources, you’ll be added to a list so I can update you when my new and improved programming is available.
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From Conflict to Connection: A Parents Guide to Emotion Coaching Teens
This guide to Emotion Coaching will teach you a simple 3-step process to connect with your teen, redirect behavior and avoid or de-escalate outbursts. I referenced this process several times in the interview with Maryann and wanted to share the exact steps for implementing Emotion Coaching today.
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Receiving Care Meditation: Build Your Receiving Muscles
Since you can only effectively implement Emotion Coaching once you are centered and regulated within yourself, I'm sharing a Receiving Meditation to help you cultivate mindfulness and compassion skills. This short meditation prompts you to connect with a time you felt deeply loved.
Founder and Facilitator, Dr. Kelly Moore
Dr. Kelly Moore, PhD, LICSW, has dedicated over 25 years to adolescent and family mental health. Serving as the Director of Counseling and Learning Support at an independent school in the Seattle area, she spearheaded the creation of social-emotional curricula for grades 5-12, established a robust parent education program, and developed a well-being curriculum for faculty and staff. Driven by a steadfast mission to combat the alarming rise of depression, anxiety, and suicide among youth she witnessed throughout her career, she founded Parent CARE. ParentCARE is a science-based social-emotional curriculum for parents and guardians. Dr. Moore is committed to her work with parents -- seeing firsthand that boosting the well-being of parents and caretakers is the most effective way to stem the tide of despair plaguing our kids. Kelly is the mom of two adult children and a French bulldog named Posey (who has NEVER rolled her eyes at her). She lives with her husband, Gary, in beautiful Bend, Oregon where she enjoys skiing, golfing, hiking and working really hard at growing vegetables in the rugged climate of central Oregon.
