Last week, while the kids were off of school because of the ice and snow, Jesse and I sat down and interviewed Kathrynne, our 16-year-old.
She answered some of your questions that you’d submitted on topics like:
- how parents can build stronger relationships with their teens
- why she feels like she can trust us
- her honest thoughts on kids and social media
- how she feels most heard and understood (and what makes her feel like we’re not listening/paying attention)
- what learning to drive has been like, and more!
In This Episode:
[00:33] We were snowed in… and then we were iced in!
[02:52] Kathrynne is joining us to answer some of your questions.
[04:39] How does Kathrynne feel about my active Instagram presence?
[05:42] What makes her feel most heard and understood?
[07:15] She shares the things we do that make her feel like she isn’t being heard.
[09:57] What advice would she give other kids younger than her?
[12:01] How can parents try to cultivate trust-filled relationships with their younger children?
[14:59] Why parents shouldn’t pre-decide that the teenage years are going to be hard.
[17:13] Ways parents can reconnect with teens who seem really distant.
[18:44] Things to consider regarding social media during the teenage years.
[20:48] Teens want to be able to make their own decisions, especially regarding their time and interests.
[27:24] What’s it been like learning how to drive?
Links and Resources:
- Love-Centered Parenting
- 10-Days to Be a Happier Mom
- Sign up for the Hot Deals Email List
- MoneySavingMom.com
- My Instagram account (I’d love for you to follow me there! I usually hop on at least a few times per day and share behind-the-scenes photos and videos, my grocery store hauls, funny stories, or just anything I’m pondering or would like your advice or feedback on!)
- Have feedback on the show or suggestions for future episodes or topics? Send me an email: crystal@moneysavingmom.com
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I don’t see it uploaded to crystalpaine.com – I usually manually download it from there. The last one up is episode #112.
Try this link: https://crystalpaine.com/113-an-interview-with-kathrynne/
That works perfectly, thank you!!
Thank you. This made me think how I interact with my 7 year old!
I’m so grateful that it was encoouraging!
I LOVE this episode. It was so great to hear from her. She had a lot of good nuggets to say. Her quote regarding teenagers and parents: “It is a relationship that doesn’t have to be broken.” That is so true and good and wise. Also, ” It’s always a good thing to try to reach out and try to heal a relationship.” I needed to hear that. Please tell her thank you!
We had so much fun sitting down and chatting with her. I learn a lot from her and her perspective!
Wow…such an amazing young lady! She speaks well, genuinely likes her parents and seems to still be having fun in the family at sixteen. It makes me feel good when I see teens that can relate with their parents and still have a respect for them. I think my son would say the same about us when he was sixteen. We still have a great relationship and he’s 27 now. Sadly we don’t always see this with kids today.
I love that you still have a great relationship with your son at 27! That’s an encouragement and inspiration!