Category: Connecting with your teens

Connecting with your teens
Kristen Duke

Trusted by Your Teenager Podcast

Do you want to be TRUSTED by your Teenager? You might like the new podcast, where I shared tips on becoming TRUSTED in TEN! Just 10 minute episodes where I often answer questions that you submit, storytelling style! Every once

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Questions to ask about Inside Out 2
Connecting with your teens
Kristen Duke

Questions to discuss with your teenager about Inside Out 2

I originally posted these images with questions to discuss with your teenager about Inside Out 2 on my instagram @KristenDukeChats where I share daily teen content, so if you aren’t already following there, do that! Did you see Pixars Inside

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I love my Teenager Shirt
Connecting with your teens
Kristen Duke

I LOVE my teenager SHIRT

Dear Moms of teenagers, Do you want to show your teen your love and support in a unique way?  I have something fun that will hopefully put a smile on your teens face when you wear your “I love my

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Your Teens Friends are more Important than You
Connecting with your teens
Kristen Duke

Your Teens Friends are more Important than You

Your teens’ friends are more important than you. Now, hear me out…this isn’t 100%, but it’s often a teen’s perspective that they care more about what their friends say than you. The time to fully influence your teen is mostly

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Teen Mentoring with Kristen Duke
Connecting with your teens
Kristen Duke

Teen Mentoring

I LOVE the opportunity to chat one on one with moms in the community, and Marco Polo mentoring has been one of my favorite ways to help you one on one. (I take a select number of LIVE 1 hour

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Connecting with your teens
Kristen Duke

Best BYU Tips

When I was a teenager, BYU was my dream. I grew up in Louisiana and Texas, and I wanted to gather with lots of other members of my faith in college, and though I knew there were options within my

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New Years conversation topics and questions to have with your teenager
Communication
Kristen Duke

New Year’s Questions to ask your Teen

Encourage your teenager to reflect on the past year as well as make a few goals (or just thinking about)  the new year with these conversation questions great for your New Years celebration. Reflecting on the last year: Pick 3

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How to help your teenager be more GRATEFUL
Connecting with your teens
Kristen Duke

How to help your teenager be more Grateful

How to help your teenager be more GRATEFUL, here are my thoughts Many parents feel frustration with teenagers because they feel like they give and give and their teens are simply selfish and ungrateful. From driving endlessly to sports practices

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15 questions to ask your teens at the Thanksgiving table besides "what are you thankful for?"
Connecting with your teens
Kristen Duke

15 Questions to Ask your Teen at the Thanksgiving Table

Do you have a teenager? Want more conversation at your Thanksgiving feast? Ask these questions! (PS Join my bestie club community email group at the very bottom of this page for more parenting teens updates!) I prefer more in depth

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Are teenagers too old to trick or treat on Halloween?
Connecting with your teens
Kristen Duke

Are teenagers too old to Trick or Treat on Halloween?

Some may ask, “Are teenagers too old to Trick or Treat on Halloween??” and the answers vary. In years past, some may have said  yes, but when I posted this on Instagram recently, the discussion is a resounding NO! Here

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Parent control and unmet expectations
Connecting with your teens
Kristen Duke

Controlling your teenager

Are you a controlling parenting of a teenager? Most don’t like to think of themselves as controlling, but it’s a blind spot many parents have. It’s all done out of LOVE, but also fear. Here are a few thoughts I

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Talking to your Teen about Sports

Conversations to have with your teen after sports events. Make sure your teen knows you believe in them. Help your teenager navigate frustration with sports. Help your teenager to see their identity aside from sports. Help your teenager navigate the

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What to ask your teenager
Connecting with your teens
Kristen Duke

What to ask your teenager after school

Many parents get frustrated with one word answers from teens, so I thought I’d put together a list of what to ask your teenager after school besides, “How was your day?” Did anything out of the ordinary happen today? What

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How to meal plan
Connecting with your teens
Kristen Duke

Tips for family dinner time

Family dinners are so important for connection and conversation time but tricky to plan. Tips gathered to help make dinner meal plan time simpler. I asked, and you all delivered! You can view the comments on this Instagram post about

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Consider this discussion cards
Communication
Kristen Duke

Confidence Building for Teens

A stack of 100 digital cards with 50 confidence-building scenarios to discuss with your teen. They’re conversation starters that actually work and can help you connect with your teen

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Discover Your Parenting Personality

Stop tip-toeing around your teen!

If you’ve started to realize that trying to get your TEEN to change isn’t working, then you are the exact type of parent I’m looking for!

Take the quiz.

Then I will then send you customized tips to help you strengthen your
relationship with your teen.

Discover Your Parenting Personality

Stop tip-toeing around your teen!

If you’ve started to realize that trying to get your TEEN to change isn’t working, then you are the exact type of parent I’m looking for!

Take the quiz.

Then I will then send you customized tips to help you strengthen your
relationship with your teen.