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Dr. Cam Consulting ⭐️ Parenting teens without the drama 🎭 | 🤨Translate baffling adolescent behaviors

These magical moves won’t erase every attitude, but they’ll help you both navigate the tough times with more understandi...
11/21/2025

These magical moves won’t erase every attitude, but they’ll help you both navigate the tough times with more understanding, grace, and love.

You don’t need to fight against their attitude; you need to see the heart of who they’re becoming.
💫
 
Bonus tip: Embrace what your teen loves! My teen is OBSESSED with Wicked, and I’m all in!! 🎭✨ 

It’s not about agreeing with everything they love, it’s about showing them you see them, you care, and you’re there for their journey.
 
Want more tools on how to Break Through Your Teen's Silence and build a stronger relationship?

💬Comment "MASTERCLASS" below and I'll DM you the link to join me.

🙌 Share with a friend who's navigating the teen years.

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Teens are in the thick of becoming—brains rewiring, identities forming, confidence rising and falling by the day. When w...
11/19/2025

Teens are in the thick of becoming—brains rewiring, identities forming, confidence rising and falling by the day.

When we remember this, their behavior starts to make a lot more sense.

They don’t need perfection from us, nor the expectation to be perfect themselves.
 
They need steadiness, safety, and someone who believes in who they’re growing into.

They need someone who can sit beside them and encourage them as they figure out how to work through the messiness.
 
I’ve got 30 powerful phrases that’ll help you dig deeper with your teen and get to the heart of what’s really going on.

💬Comment “PROMPTS” below👇 and I’ll send them straight to your DMs!
 
💫 Tag a fellow parent who’s looking to connect with their teen too!
 
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11/19/2025

Let’s be real…

Parenting isn’t an instinct we’re magically born with.

It’s a skill—one we’re all learning in real time, usually while running on three hours of sleep and a cold cup of coffee.

But somewhere along the way, we were sold the lie that we should just know how to do this.

So when we don’t?

We feel shame instead of support.

Guilt instead of guidance.

Like everyone else got the manual and we somehow missed the download link.

And if you have a teen struggling to get things done (homework, chores, getting out the door on time)...

That “I should know how to handle this” pressure hits even harder.

Which is exactly why this my latest podcast episode with Holly Blanc Moses, neurodivergent therapist and mom, is a must-listen.

We talk ADHD, homework battles, overwhelm, shutdowns, and why your teen isn’t being stubborn…

They’re stuck.

And there is a better way to support them.

🎧 Want the link to the full episode?

👇Type PODCAST in the comments and I’ll DM it to you.

👣 Follow for more real-talk parenting tools that help you build connection

Why are some of the very behaviors we expect — even respect — in adults often seen as problem behaviors in teenagers?Bec...
11/19/2025

Why are some of the very behaviors we expect — even respect — in adults often seen as problem behaviors in teenagers?

Because we’ve been taught to
fear teen behavior.

We panic because we feel responsible for their future.

We worry a single choice will ruin everything.

We assume a bad moment equals a bad pattern.

And when we do, we start assuming the worst
about their character, their intentions, and where they’re headed.

But the problem isn’t the behavior.
It’s the story we attach to it.

When we stop assuming the worst,
We start seeing our teen more clearly—
and responding in a way that builds trust, not tension.

👉 Want help overcoming those assumptions and learning what to say instead?

Comment ACADEMY and I’ll DM you a link to join me inside my Parenting Teens Academy—full of masterclasses, resources, scripts, and so much more.
 
👉 Follow  for daily tools to help you feel calmer, more confident, and more connected with your teen.

Letting your teen fail isn’t abandonment — it’s love in action. 💛It's also one of the hardest things to do as a parent.E...
11/13/2025

Letting your teen fail isn’t abandonment — it’s love in action. 💛

It's also one of the hardest things to do as a parent.

Even we do, we give them something we can’t teach by telling — the lived experience of falling, learning, and finding their own strength to rise again.

✨ Growth doesn’t happen through rescue. It happens through resilience.

Follow for more calm, science-backed parenting support through the teen years. 💬💡

11/12/2025

📲 Type “MASTERCLASS” in the comments to crack the teen code and break through their silence. ⬇️

👉 Here’s why asking, “How was your day?” when your teen comes home from school often falls flat: It’s a vague and tough question to answer!

Some parts of their day were okay 👍, a lot may have stunk 💩, and there are things you might not appreciate or understand 🤷.

They’re probably not even sure what you’re hoping to hear, so they default to “fine.”

It’s true, easy, safe, and the quickest way to avoid what might feel like an interrogation.

Instead, try mixing it up by asking something more specific, like:

😄 “What’s the funniest thing someone said today?”

🤔 “What’s the most surprising thing you learned—in or outside class?”

Questions like these are easier to answer and show you’re genuinely interested in their world.

Or flip the script and start by sharing something funny or surprising from your day. It takes the pressure off them and makes it feel more like a real conversation, not an interrogation. 😅

And if they’re not in the mood to chat, don’t sweat it. They might just be wiped out from school and need some time to unwind. Let them chill for a bit, and the conversation may flow more easily later on. 💆‍♀️

🫶You’ve got this!

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Our teens are growing up in a world of generative AI, Chatbots, digital “companions.” The good news? They’re thinking cr...
11/11/2025

Our teens are growing up in a world of generative AI, Chatbots, digital “companions.”

The good news? They’re thinking critically about it—often more than we realize.
 
I had the opportunity to spend the day at the
2025 Conference diving into how teens are navigating all this new tech—and wow, it was eye-opening. 🤯
 
I wanted to share 7 big insights I learned from the experts (and from teens themselves) so you can understand what they know that most parents don’t—and how to keep your connection strong no matter how fast tech evolves. 💬❤️
 
Swipe through to see what’s really happening behind the screen—and how to help your teen use AI safely, wisely, and well.
 
👉 Comment ACADEMY to learn how to stay connected in the digital age.
 
👉 Follow me for daily tips on parenting real teens in the real world.
 

Out of pure curiosity, I asked ChatGPT to distill decades of developmental psychology, neuroscience, and parenting resea...
11/09/2025

Out of pure curiosity, I asked ChatGPT to distill decades of developmental psychology, neuroscience, and parenting research into the 5 universal truths every parent of a teen should know—and wow.

🤯 It nailed it.

In fact, each one is foundational to what I teach inside the Parenting Teens Academy.

Because knowing a truth isn’t the same as using it at 9PM when your teen is melting down and you’re running on fumes. 😩

That’s why I don’t just teach the science—I show you how to apply it in real life, with real teens, on the days you feel anything but zen. 🧘‍♀️

💬 Want the link to learn more? Comment ACADEMY and I’ll DM it to you.

You deserve tools that actually work when life gets messy. 💪

👣 Follow for daily parenting tips and encouragement.

You don’t have to do this alone. 🫶

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✨ Be who you want them to become.Our teens don’t learn from what we say — they learn from what we show.How we handle fru...
11/06/2025

✨ Be who you want them to become.

Our teens don’t learn from what we say — they learn from what we show.

How we handle frustration.

How we own our mistakes.

How we speak to them when we’re upset.

How we communicate respectfully even when we feel disrespected.

How we consider their feelings even when ours feel big too.

How we put the phone down and stay present.

How we face hard things — even when we’re scared.

💬 What are you determined to model for your teen? Please share!

👣 Follow for daily parenting tips for raising real teens in the real world.

11/05/2025

❤️❤️ double tap if you can relate

No one warns you about this part of parenting —
setting five alarms so you don’t wake up to 47 “moooooom? where r u??” texts,

driving at midnight in PJs and slippers praying you don’t get pulled over looking like that,

and that glorious face-plant into bed knowing they’re safely tucked in down the hall.

They may not remember the hour…
but they’ll remember you showed up. ❤️

So to my fellow exhausted-but-grateful night-shift parents:

You’re crushing it.

Running on love, fumes, and questionable levels of caffeine —

and still showing up.

Now go take a nap. 😴

You’ve earned it!!

💬 What’s your best tip for being there for your teen, no matter how late it gets? please share!

👉 Follow me for daily tips for parenting today's teens.

🧠 “Why won’t my teen just start their homework?!” If executive-functioning battles are running your home—lost homework, ...
11/04/2025

🧠 “Why won’t my teen just start their homework?!”

If executive-functioning battles are running your home—lost homework, blown deadlines, epic procrastination—you’re not alone.

In this episode of Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam, I talk with neurodivergent therapist about what’s really going on when ADHD and autistic teens freeze, stall, or melt down—and how to help them start, plan, and follow through without shame or power struggles.

🎧 Learn 5 brain-based strategies that actually work (and none involve yelling) and the 2-minute trick that finally got my ADHD teen to clean their room

Comment “PODCAST” and I’ll DM you the link to listen!

11/04/2025

If homework has turned into an exhausting nightly standoff, this episode is for you. Dr. Cam and neurodivergent therapist Holly Blanc Moses reveal why ADHD teens aren’t “stubborn” or “unmotivated”—they’re stuck due to executive functioning challenges like task initiation, time blindnes...

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Yes, parenting teens is hard, but it doesn’t have to be THIS hard! Through family coaching, I can help you transform your relationship with your teen and restore harmony to your home. Imagine how great it would be to spend time with your son or daughter and BOTH enjoy it. It’s possible. Schedule your complimentary phone session with me today to find out how. Email: drcam@drcamconsulting.com or call 571 210-1948. You have so much to gain and nothing to lose.