Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of Tweens and Teens — Manage Behavior Problems, Reduce Screen Time & Improve Communication
As a single parent, one of the most stressful moments you can face is when your tween or teen flat-out refuses to give up their phone. Whether it’s bedtime, homework time, or a consequence you need to enforce—what do you actually do in that moment without ending up in a yelling match or tug-of-war?
In this episode of The Single Parenting Reset Show, Tess Connolly, LCSW, shares practical, in-the-moment strategies to handle phone battles with authority and calm.
You’ll learn:
✔ Why tweens and teens resist giving up their phones and why it feels so explosive.
✔ Simple strategies to avoid physical power struggles while still keeping your boundaries.
✔ How to use tech tools, natural consequences, and preset “collection spots” to make phone transitions easier.
✔ Ways to protect your relationship while still enforcing screen-time agreements.
Resources & Links:
⭐Got screen time problems at home? Get the Tech Reset Agreement here 👉Download the Tech Reset Agreement
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📧Connect with Therese (Tess) Connolly, LCSW, CCC here👇: therese@mindfulkidsandfamilies.com Website: www.mindfulkidsandfamilies.com
🆘 Need 1:1 Support? Book right here to connect with Tess for a 45-minute FREE “Parent Reset Strategy Session”: Parent Reset Strategy Session
The Single Parenting Reset Show supports single moms, working moms, and all parents with practical parenting tips on screen time, emotional regulation, co-parenting, stress relief, setting boundaries, building trust, and raising confident tweens and teens, while tackling tech addiction, behavior problems, and parent burnout with conscious parenting strategies for stronger family connection.
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