Today's Teenager
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Today's Teenager
For more than 20 years Roy Petitfils, LPC has worked with teenagers as an educator, youth minister and today as a counselor in private practice specializing in adolescent and family therapy. He offers insight to help you understand today's teens with practical tips, tools and strategies to help you...
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115: Managing Cooped Up Teens
In this episode, Roy offers insight and strategies into caring for and managing teens during the COVID19 epidemic.
Roy has established Today's...
114: Teens And Trauma, Part 3
In the final installment of a three-part series on teens and trauma, Roy offers practical and effective strategies adults can use to help teens who ha...
113: Teens And Trauma, Part 2
In the second installment of a three-part series on teens and trauma, Roy focuses on the variety of ways that trauma affects the adolescent brain.
112: Teens And Trauma, Part 1
In this first of a three-part series on teens and trauma, Roy defines and explains trauma, how it effects teens, and how adults can identify and help...
112: Teens And Trauma, Part 1
In this first of a three-part series on teens and trauma, Roy defines and explains trauma, how it effects teens, and how adults can identify and help...
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111: Helping Teens Set And Respect Boundaries, Part 3
In this third of a three - part series of micro episodes, Roy offers strategies and insights that will help you to discuss the importance of setting a...
109: Helping Teens Set And Respect Boundaries, Part 1
In this first of a three - part series of micro episodes, Roy defines and explores what the term "boundaries" means for relationships and its importan...
108: Talking Concussions with Dr. Josh Couvillon
In this episode, Roy discusses the dangers teen athletes faced when suffering a concussion and the best practices for treatment.
Dr. Joshua Cou...
110: Helping Teens Set And Respect Boundaries, Part 2
In the second part of Roy's three-part look at the importance of helping teens set and respect boundaries, he explores the reasons helping teens with...
107: Helping Teens To Emotionally Forecast
In this episode, Roy explains the phenomenon of emotional forecasting, its importance in emotional and psychological development, and how adults can h...
106: Teens And Romantic Relationships
In this episode, Roy explores the psychological and emotional dynamics of teen romantic relationships and offers strategies for discussing them with y...
105: Helping Teens Problem Solve
In this episode, Roy offers insight into the difficulty teens face when solving problems due to age and inexperience. Roy provides tips useful in help...
104: Interview with Stacey Sumereau
Roy welcomes former professional Broadway actress, Stacey Sumerau. Stacey shares her experiences as a teen struggling to be the smartest, prettiest, a...
103: Dr. Michael Reichert Talks Raising Healthy Boys
In this episode, Roy welcomes Dr. Michael Reichert, a psychologist and author whose new book, "How To Raise A Boy: The Power of Connection To Build Go...
102: Placeholder Conversations
In this episode, Roy explains how to employ the skill of placeholder conversations, brief exchanges with teens that help prime them for more in-depth...
101: The Power Of Reminiscing
In this episode, Roy discusses how looking back with teens on their progress in healing and personal achievement can encourage their continued growth...
100: Good Vs. Bad Stress
In the 100th episode of Today's Teenager, Roy again addresses the importance of recognizing how impacting stress is for young people today. Roy illust...
099: Should I Drug Test My Teen?
In this micro episode, Roy offers his thoughts on a questions he's often asked by parents of teens: 'should I drug test my teen?' Roy discusses the po...
098: Teens And Stress Avoidance
In this episode, Roy examines a growing trend among today's youth to avoid the stress that results from awkwardness. As Roy explains, this phenomenon...
097: Getting Teens To Do What They Don't Want To Do
In this episode, Roy responds to a question from a parent: "How do I get my teen to do what they don't want to do?" Roy explores the various factors i...
096: Dealing With Teen Drama
Even those who don't work with teens are familiar with the term "teen drama." Despite the stereotypes and caricatures associated with the term, teens...
094: Dr. Lisa Damour And Anxiety In Teen Girls
In this special episode of Today's Teenager, Roy discusses the effects of the rising anxiety epidemic on teen girls with Dr. Lisa Damour, PhD. Dr. Dam...
095: Talking Tech Addiction with Marissa Verson Harrison
Roy welcomes Marissa Verson Harrison to discuss the realities of tech addiction, especially prevalent among today's young people. Marissa has develope...
093: How To Stop Being A Perfect Parent
In this episode, Roy addresses how anxiety and fear manifest themselves in a parent's desire to be 'the perfect parent.' Roy illustrates how damaging...
092: How To Stop Nagging Your Teen
In this micro episode, Roy offers strategies for approaching the young people in your life about responsibilities and expectations in ways that will n...
091: Raising Adult Children with Jan Risher
In this episode, Roy talks with Jan Risher about the challenges and joys of parenting adult children. Jan is an award - winning journalist, investigat...
090: Small Talk For Teens with Debra Fine
In this episode, Roy discusses the importance of learning conversational skills with Debra Fine. A nationally recognized keynote speaker, bestselling...
089: Tips For Becoming More Approachable To Teens
In this episode, Roy talks about how adults can be more approachable to the teens and young people in their lives. Roy acknowledges that some people a...
088: Sexual Abuse And Assault Of Teens With Laurie Degatto-Whitten
Roy discusses sexual abuse and assault of teens with Laurie Delgatto-Whitten. For close to thirty years, Laurie has served in the field of youth minis...
087: A Conversation About Young People And Failure with Jessica Lahey
In this episode, Roy talks with New York Times best-selling author Jessica Lahey. Roy and Jessica discuss her groundbreaking and controversial book, T...
086: Getting Things Done For Teens with Mike Williams
In this episode, Roy talks with Mike Williams, co - writer of "Getting Things Done For Teens," based on the original book written by David Allen. The...
085: Talking Challenges And Opportunities For Hispanic Youth with Dr. Hosffman Opino
In this episode, Roy discusses the challenges and opportunities experienced by Hispanic youth today with Dr. Hosffman Opino. Dr. Opino was born in Col...
084: Interview iwth John Hodges Davis
In this episode, Roy interviews young adult, John Hodges Davis. John shares his journey as a child and a teen pursuing a golf scholarship and a profes...
083: Advanced Communications Tips For Talking With Teens
It's common for teens to say things to us or about us that provoke strong emotions in us. In this episode, Roy offers strategies to avoid inflicting y...
Episode 082:Explaining Vs. Excusing Behavior
In this episode, Roy discusses the difference between letting teens know that we understand their reasons (or lack thereof) for explaining their behav...
081: How Much Screen Time Is Too Much?
In this episode, Roy addresses one the questions he's most frequently asked by parents: how do you know how much screen time is enough for kids and h...
080: 13 Reasons Why Season 2
In this episode, Roy addresses the second season of the controversial Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why. Roy begins by detailing the plot of the first an...
079: Dealing With Teenage Apathy
It’s easy to see how one could assume that today's youth doesn’t care as much as teens once did. Over the years, Roy has discovered several, at times...
078: Helping Teens Regulate Emotions
As Roy explains in this episode, more and more teens are having difficulty regulating their emotions. Being “emotional” and having a roller coaster of...
077: Helping Teens Define Success
In this episode, Roy addresses one of the greatest sources of anxiety for teens today: the pursuit of an unhealthy and often unconscious definition of...