Raising Gen Z

Tell us how you set curfews for your teens. Send us an email at raisinggenz@gmail.com

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 us an email at raisinggenz@gmail.com  

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. 

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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 encourage opportunities where they will need to be away from their parents and help them to set realistic goals for themselves. Join Shira Myrow and Ian Hoge for more things you can do to help your teen become independent and resilient.

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 parenting today's teens. Join us every other Tuesday for a new episode of Raising GenZ. And email us at raisinggenz3@gmail.com Thanks for joining us. Please share with friends who you believe would benefit from this information.        

Guest Ian Hoge.

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.

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

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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 approach to children .  Now Tiger Parenting has become a fixture in the parenting lexicon along with Free Range Parenting, Helicopter Parenting, and the Snow Plow or Lawn Mower Parent which we’ll discuss as well. Our special guest today is Mick Kubiak a psychotherapist in private practice who also works as a parent coach. 

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 approach to children . Now Tiger Parenting has become a fixture in the parenting lexicon along with Free Range Parenting, Helicopter Parenting, and the Snow Plow or Lawn Mower Parent which we’ll discuss as well. Our special guest today is Mick Kubiak a psychotherapist in private practice who also works as a parent coach.

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 in mindful self compassion. She has wealth of knowledge around this  subject we’ll be exploring today.

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 in mindful self compassion. She has wealth of knowledge around this subject we’ll be exploring today.

For educators and psychologists alike, there’s a growing consensus that  sex ed needs to go beyond a basic understanding  of the mechanics and anatomy of sex. Teaching abstinence is not sex ed.  To deny our teens  access to practical and comprehensive  sex education is depriving them of information that could profoundly affect their health, their sexual choices and their lives during this formative time. Unfortunately, sex ed is failing (or non-existent) at many schools, leaving teens to learn from their peers or online pornography. What should sex education look like? Is this brand new episode of the #RaisingGenZ podcast, host Shira Myrow, LMFT, and Raising Gen Z producer Gayle Gilman talk about the need for new sex ed and what that could mean for our teens.

For educators and psychologists alike, there’s a growing consensus that sex ed needs to go beyond a basic understanding of the mechanics and anatomy of sex. Teaching abstinence is not sex ed. To deny our teens access to practical and comprehensive sex education is depriving them of information that could profoundly affect their health, their sexual choices and their lives during this formative time. Unfortunately, sex ed is failing (or non-existent) at many schools, leaving teens to learn from their peers or online pornography. What should sex education look like? Is this brand new episode of the #RaisingGenZ podcast, host Shira Myrow, LMFT, and Raising Gen Z producer Gayle Gilman talk about the need for new sex ed and what that could mean for our teens.

How can we create a supportive environment for teen boys to grapple with questions of masculinity and sexuality that look different than the traditional gender roles of their parents generation? How do we not just allow them to ask the questions, but live them out to some degree--with a measure of acceptance and positivity. Host Shira Myrow sits down with special guest-- positive psychologist, and leadership coach Rob Mack who  had a very challenging journey as a young boy and teen.  He  suffered from severe depression unbeknownst to his parents  that led him to feeling suicidal for many years. After years of study  and spiritual reflection, Rob was able to heal and transform---he  discovered positive psychology as a powerful antidote to depression which  became his life’s work.

How can we create a supportive environment for teen boys to grapple with questions of masculinity and sexuality that look different than the traditional gender roles of their parents generation? How do we not just allow them to ask the questions, but live them out to some degree--with a measure of acceptance and positivity. Host Shira Myrow sits down with special guest-- positive psychologist, and leadership coach Rob Mack who had a very challenging journey as a young boy and teen. He suffered from severe depression unbeknownst to his parents that led him to feeling suicidal for many years. After years of study and spiritual reflection, Rob was able to heal and transform---he discovered positive psychology as a powerful antidote to depression which became his life’s work.

If just thinking about your teen applying to college seems overwhelming, you have come to the right place! Join Shira Myrow and special guest, Gayle Gilman, as they talk about how to begin planning for college.  Do you need a college counselor? How many schools should you apply to? How are you going to pay for this? And what if your teen isn't interested in going to college at all? We will answer all your questions and offer you some tried and true advice. The process can be fun, and shouldn't be stressing out the entire family.   And as always, please send us your questions at Raisinggenz3@gmail.com

If just thinking about your teen applying to college seems overwhelming, you have come to the right place! Join Shira Myrow and special guest, Gayle Gilman, as they talk about how to begin planning for college. Do you need a college counselor? How many schools should you apply to? How are you going to pay for this? And what if your teen isn't interested in going to college at all? We will answer all your questions and offer you some tried and true advice. The process can be fun, and shouldn't be stressing out the entire family. And as always, please send us your questions at Raisinggenz3@gmail.com