Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam

In this episode, Dr. Cam talks with Ross Szabo, Wellness Director at Geffen Academy at UCLA/CEO and CEO of the Human Power Project. As an award-winning pioneer of the youth mental health movement, Ross is actively changing the way communities learn about mental health. During his 8 years as Director of Outreach at the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign, he helped create the first youth mental health speakers’ bureau in the country and personally spoke to over one million people. He’s also the author of Behind Happy Faces; Taking Charge of Your Mental Health and A Kid’s Book About Anxiety. Ross and Dr. Cam discuss: How to talk about mental health with our teens How to normalize the concept of mental health with our teens The importance of knowing and sharing our family’s mental health history How to discern between depressed vs sad and anxious vs nervous. What to do if we’re concerned about our teen’s mental health. Connect with Ross Szabo Website | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Connect with Dr. Cam at www.AskDrCam.com If you want to learn even more about how to connect with your teen and calm the drama, be sure to join me for the Parenting Teens Power Hour. I have an incredible group of experts lined up to share their best tips and secrets—and it’s free. You can register at https://www.askdrcam.com/powerhour. If you enjoyed this episode and all the impactful tips that Ross shared with us, please take a quick moment to rate and review. This helps other parents like you find this show. Feel free to share the love with a friend as well.

In this episode, Dr. Cam talks with Amy Harman, Therapist, Eating Disorder Specialist, and author of Perfectly Imperfect: Compassionate Strategies to Cultivate a Positive Body Image. Amy has been working as a therapist for over 15 years and has a specialty treating women and girls with eating disorders. She loves working with teens and their parents to help them navigate eating disorder recovery and frequently speaks on the topic of body image. Dr. Cam and Amy cover: Signs that our teen may have an eating disorder. What to do if we’re concerned with our teen’s weight or body image. How to help our teens develop a positive body image and healthy relationship with food. Amy is offering a free body image meditation to listeners.   Connect with Amy Harman Website | Facebook    Connect with Dr. Cam at www.AskDrCam.com   Want to learn even more about how to connect with your teen and calm the drama? Be sure to join me for the Parenting Teens Power Hour. I have an incredible group of experts lined up to share their best tips and secrets—and it’s free. You can register at https://www.askdrcam.com/powerhour. If you enjoyed this episode and all the impactful tips that Amy shared with us, please take a quick moment to rate and review. This helps other parents like you find this show. Feel free to share the love with a friend as well.

In this episode, Dr. Cam talks with Dr. Jordan Shapiro, author, educator, researcher, and father of 4. Jordon is the author of the best-selling, critically acclaimed book The New Childhood and has a Tedx talk: Parenting for the Future - The New Childhood. He teaches in Temple University’s Intellectual Heritage Program, is a senior fellow for the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, and nonresident fellow in the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution.  Today we're digging into his upcoming book, Father Figure: How to be a Feminist Dad, which offers a norm-shattering perspective on fatherhood, family, and gender essentialism. We discuss how important it is for parents to interrogate the family norms we take for granted--particularly around screens and gender. Jordan explains how we must recognize that our unconscious (and sometimes conscious) commitment to outdated narratives is betraying our own best intentions. Connect with Jordan Shapiro Website | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter   Connect with Dr. Cam at www.AskDrCam.com.   If you enjoyed this episode and all the mind-blowing ideas that Jordan shared with us, please take a quick moment to rate and review. This helps other parents like you find this show. Feel free to share the love with a friend as well.

In this episode, Dr. Cam talks with Megan Suggitt, youth worker and founder of Beautiful Minds. Megan’s passion for starting Beautiful Minds was through her own personal experiences navigating the educational system with a Non-Verbal Learning Disability and feeling a sense of “‘otherness’. Beautiful Minds empowers youth to “see their ability” and move beyond the label. She wants to guide others out of their own darkness and illuminate a pathway of change. Dr. Cam and Megan talk about our common misconceptions about learning disabilities and how to bring out the best in a child with a non-verbal learning disability. If you're ready to supercharge your parenting even more, join me on Tuesday nights for my FREE webinar series: The Parenting Teens Power Hour. Every session I invite an expert like Megan to join me and deep dive into the issues that matter most to parents like you. Register for free HERE.    Connect with Megan Suggitt Website | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter   Connect with Dr. Cam at www.AskDrCam.com   If you enjoyed this episode and all the amazing nuggets that Megan shared with us, please take a quick moment to rate and review. This helps other parents like you find this show. Feel free to share the love with a friend as well.

In this episode, Dr. Cam talks with Richard Capriola, the author of “The Addicted Child: A Parent's Guide to Adolescent Substance Abuse.” Richard was an adult and adolescent addictions counselor for over two decades. He recently retired from Menninger Clinic in Houston Texas and is now providing parents a roadmap on adolescent substance abuse through his award-winning book and its companion workbook. Richard and Dr. Cam talk about: Why some teenagers turn to drugs What parents can do to prevent drug use What warning signs to look out for. What to do if we suspect or know our teens are using drugs If you're ready to supercharge your parenting, join me Tuesdays evenings for my FREE webinar series Parenting Teens Power Hour. Every session I talk with experts like Richard to dig deep into the issues that matter most to parents like you.  Click here to register for free.     Connect with Richard Capriola Website | Facebook | LinkedIn   Connect with Dr. Cam at www.AskDrCam.com     If you find value in my interview with Richard, please rate and review to help other parents in need of help find it too. Thank you!

In this episode, Dr. Cam talks with COLLEGE ADMISSIONS EXPERT and author of the international best-seller College Admissions Secrets, Dr. Gena Lester. She developed “U-Niquely-U,” a system which helps teens discover themselves and find the perfect fit and best match in the college selection process.  Dr. Lester is also a mom, who helped her three children secure college scholarship offers totaling over $1.5 million combined. Dr. Lester and Dr. Cam talk about:  1) What changes in college admission COVID ushered in. 2) How to navigate these changes and standout in the process when activities were canceled. 3) What your teen can do to this semester to impact their college application. If you have a teen considering college, you're not going to want to miss this. Dr. Lester is also going to be my guest on the Parenting Teens Power Hour. If you haven't registered to be part of this FREE webinar series for parents, you can sign up here.   Connect with Dr. Gena Lester Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter   Connect with Dr. Cam at www.AskDrCam.com

In today's episode, Dr. Cam talks with Special Needs Family Strategist Annie Treml. Having grown up the eldest sibling to a person with disabilities, Annie, a former school psychologist, now helps parents navigate the complex sibling dynamic between typically-developing children and children with disabilities. Her shame-free no-nonsense approach ensures both feel equally loved and valued, while making sure everyone’s needs get met. Annie and Dr. Cam discuss how typically-developing teens in special needs families may appear fine, but often are highly conflicted internally and struggle with self-identity, self-advocacy, and connection. Annie teaches us how to spot the hidden signals that your typically-developing child needs support & resources.   Connect with Annie Treml Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | Facebook Group   Connect with Dr. Cam at www.askdrcam.com   Want more tips and strategies for parenting teens? Be sure to join Dr. Cam for the Parenting Teens Power Hour. Register for FREE at https://www.askdrcam.com/powerhour.   If you found this episode helpful, please rate, review, and share the love with a friend.

In this episode, Dr. Cam talks with Restoration coach, Tricia Cooper. Tricia helps people rediscover and restore a life of worth, adventure, and purpose through mental discipline, emotional awareness, spiritual balance, and loving relationships. Tricia is also the mom of 7 (5 of her own and 2 bonus). Tricia and Dr. Cam talk about how to help our teens find and appreciate their unique talents, gifts, and purpose.   Connect with Tricia Cooper: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter   Connect with Dr. Cam: https://linktr.ee/drcam   If you found this episode with Tricia helpful, please rate, review, and share with a friend. We appreciate the love!

In this episode, Dr. Cam talks with Rebecca Marcus, LCSW, a trauma-informed, integrative psychotherapist in the NYC area. Rebecca specializes in anxiety and relationships. She helps young adults, teens, and tweens to develop self-awareness and build effective coping skills to break free from anxiety and stress while accessing one’s own inner resilience, strength, and wisdom. In this episode, Rebecca and Dr. Cam cover: How to identify and recognize signs of anxiety in yourself and your teen. Tips to regulate your nervous the system to better manage anxiety.   Connect with Rebecca Marcus: Website | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn   Connect with Dr. Cam: https://linktr.ee/drcam   If you found this episode helpful, please rate, review, and share with a friend that could benefit from it as well.  

In this episode, Dr. Cam invites her teen daughter, Lexy, to join her to talk about how homeschooling is going so far.  They started this new journey just 3 weeks ago after a lot of hard discussions, tears, and soul searching.  Lexy, a high school freshman, speaks openly and honestly about why she wanted to leave the public school system and how she feels about homeschooling (and having her mom in charge of her education).  If you and your teens are contemplating homeschooling or struggling with public school, you won't want to miss this episode.   Connect with Dr. Cam (and Lexy) at www.askdrcam.com   If you found this episode with Lexy helpful, please rate, review, and share with a friend. We appreciate the love!