Parents are often drawn to "do something" when their kids are making mistakes - but tough love (and by tough love I mean punitive consequences and punishment - taking things away, grounding our kids, isolation, yelling, blaming, silent treatments) doesn't typically deliver what you may intend for it to deliver.

There is another way to frame it, another way to think about what our teens need to thrive into young adulthood.

Listen in as I tease it apart during today's solo show!

Find out more at https://www.besproutable.com/podcasts//3-myths-tough-love-what-teens-need

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