174. Teen Anxiety and Avoidance: What Parents Should Know

174. Teen Anxiety and Avoidance: What Parents Should Know

Author: Therese Connolly July 10, 2025 Duration: 59:16

Is anxiety driving tension in your home—whether it's yours or your tween’s? Learn how to handle overwhelming moments with clarity, not panic.

Anxiety often shows up during parenting—especially for single parents raising tweens and teens. Whether it's screen time fights, emotional shutdowns, or school stress, these moments can be hard to navigate when you're anxious too. In this powerful conversation, Tess Connolly, LCSW, sits down with psychiatrist Dr. Tracy Foose to reframe how we see anxiety—and how to manage it instead of avoiding it.

  1. Learn how to reframe anxiety as a signal, not a problem to fix
  2. Get tips for communicating with your tween or teen during moments of emotional overload
  3. Discover why avoidance is more harmful than anxiety itself—and how to support your child through it

🎧 Tune in now to get expert tools for managing behavior, screen time, and anxiety in your single parent home—so you and your child feel more connected, not more overwhelmed.

Find out more about Dr.Tracy Foose here 👉 www.drfoose.com

📧Connect with Therese (Tess) Connolly, LCSW, CCC here👇: therese@mindfulkidsandfamilies.com Website: www.mindfulkidsandfamilies.com

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Navigating the tween and teen years alone comes with a unique set of daily tests, from managing defiance to negotiating screen time in a connected world. Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of Tweens and Teens is here for that journey. Hosted by Therese Connolly, a licensed clinical social worker and family coach, this podcast moves beyond theory to offer actionable steps you can use immediately. Therese draws on both professional expertise and a genuine understanding of the solo parent reality, where you’re the only one setting boundaries and mending fences. Conversations focus on turning behavioral challenges into opportunities for growth, finding realistic ways to pull kids from their devices, and fostering a home where communication actually works. You’ll hear strategies for building your own confidence as a parent while strengthening your family’s connections, all without the sugar-coating. This is a space for single moms and dads seeking real-life support, where every episode aims to provide a practical reset for the week ahead. Tune in for a blend of compassionate guidance and concrete tools designed specifically for the solo parent raising adolescents.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of Tweens and Teens — Manage Behavior Problems, Reduce Screen Time & Improve Communication
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165. How Parents Can Manage Conflict With Tweens and Teens [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:30
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162. How to Create a Family Screen Time Agreement That Works [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:42
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158. Hygiene Battles With Tweens and Teens: What Parents Can Do [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:48
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157. Parent-Teen Relationship vs Screen Time: What Matters Most [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:17
Effective Screen Time Management for TeensIn this episode, I’m excited to share a conversation I had with Kristina Nation on Brave Bold TV called “Kick Your Teen's Troubles to the Curb”!We dive into the challenges of man…

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