255. How to Rebuild Trust With Your Teen or Tween after conflict

255. How to Rebuild Trust With Your Teen or Tween after conflict

Author: Therese Connolly April 21, 2026 Duration: 13:12

Has trust been strained between you and your teen or tween?

Maybe there has been conflict.

Maybe too many arguments.

Maybe lying, secrecy, attitude, shutdown, or just that painful feeling of disconnection.

If you have been wondering how to rebuild trust with your teen without forcing conversations or making things worse, this episode is for you.

In this episode of The Single Parent Reset Show, I’m talking about what trust repair really looks like with tweens and teens.

Not just the usual advice like “talk more” or “spend quality time together.”

We are getting into the deeper work of emotional safety, consistency, repair, and the less obvious ways trust gets rebuilt over time.

I also share research-backed insight on why parent-child communication, connectedness, and emotional predictability matter so much for adolescent well-being.

Inside this episode, you’ll learn:

  • why trust is rebuilt more through consistency than one big emotional conversation
  • how to repair a rupture after conflict without losing your role as the parent
  • out-of-the-box ways to rebuild trust, including creating a “do-over lane,” using neutral moments for reconnection, and letting your child have a voice in the repair process

If you have been feeling discouraged, disconnected, or unsure how to reconnect with your teen or tween, this episode will help you take the next right step.

Listen in, and if this episode speaks to you, make sure to join the family by getting on my email list for more support, tools, and guidance for parenting tweens and teens with more calm, connection, and confidence.

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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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