Shawna B Warner, MSW
Parent & Teen Coach
Are you constantly reading Parenting books for new ideas and strategies to help your daughter cope with the teenage-turbulence you are all experiencing? Maybe you appreciate all the good ideas and suggestions you gather, but, when it comes to actually trying those new approaches, you feel like they’re stuck in your head? Preparing yourself to try a new parenting “strategy” can be scary and rattle even the most confident parents. […]
Do different opinions and priorities with your teenager lead to messy communication and endless power struggles? Whether your daughter is the engage-in-battle type or more reserved, the Back-Door Approach may help you create that authentic connection you crave. In our full-speed-ahead-world, it’s increasingly difficult to slow down long enough to get a pulse on what’s really going on in your relationship. Rather than taking the rapid-fire, nagging or lecturing approach […]
Are you freaking out about your child’s transition into Middle School? It’s time to become familiar with the 3 Biggest Freak Out Factors and the corresponding Survival Guide so you and your student don’t get overwhelmed. In this three-part series, I’m addressing the 3 Biggest Freak Out Factors associated with making the transition into Middle School. The Fear Factor – Strike a Balance The Friend Drama – Navigate the Turbulence […]
Are you raising a highly sensitive teenager? You’ve got your work cut out for you because she’s growing up a world where: information overload is part of the landscape busy people are viewed as more productive stressed out people are perceived as having greater success It’s no wonder your daughter is exhausted. She’s processing an insurmountable amount of bewildering images and likely striving to exceed unrealistic social, emotional and academic […]
Is your teenage daughter’s lack of engagement causing feelings of loss and frustration? What feels more out of control … the lack of communication from your daughter? or, the unsettling assumptions that creep into your mind when she won’t talk to you? If you’re attempting to push, pull or plea with to her to share a glimpse of her inner world, the one she seems to have securely under lock […]
Teenage girls are undoubtedly some of the most passionate people on earth. Fierce emotions allow your daughter to love deeply and react profoundly. What happens when she feels like she’s been humiliated, exposed, intentionally left out or lied to by someone in her tribe – someone she trusts and cares deeply about? When tribal unrest hits home, it’s no surprise that your daughter feels like she’s inhaled a large bag […]