Foster Independence, Build Grit, and Raise Self-Advocating Teens
Are you unintentionally holding your teen back from independence? Discover how to build grit, resilience, and self-advocacy—three skills every teen needs to thrive in their defining decade.
Does your teen struggle with responsibility or constantly lean on you to solve their problems? This episode is your call to action.
In today’s installment of the Defining Decade series, Lisa Nehring tackles the powerful trio every teen needs to master before they hit adulthood: independence, resilience, and self-advocacy.
Get ready for an inspiring, real-talk session filled with practical ways to hand off the reins (without letting go entirely) and raise young adults who can stand on their own—and speak up for themselves.
🔑 In This Episode:
- Why stepping back as a parent helps your teen step up
- The danger of over-managing and what to do instead
- How travel and real-world experience build confidence and decision-making
- The difference between self-advocacy and victimhood
- Grit, resilience, and why your kids need more of both
- How to teach negotiation (even if you’re not great at it)
- The policy at True North that helps teens become their own advocates
Author, Publisher, Curriculum Developer at True North Homeschool Academy
Lisa Nehring has been married for over 30 years, has five children, 2 graduate degrees and a black belt in homeschooling. She has homeschooled since 1991 and wrote a Master’s Thesis on Why Parent’s Homeschool, the Literature Review being,A History of Education in America.
Lisa Nehring and her husband, Dr. David Nehring, a Clinical Psychologist, and Biblical Scholar speak together on a wide variety of topics, including education, classical education, vision, mission, parenting, marriage, and more.
Lisa Nehring and her husband, Dr. David Nehring, a Clinical Psychologist, and Biblical Scholar speak together on a wide variety of topics, including education, classical education, vision, mission, parenting, marriage, and more.
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