Perspective For Parents
171 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsThis is a podcast for parents. Each week, Nick Thompson – a therapist specializing in working with youth – tackles topics impacting youth and provides insight and tips for parents. If you want to improve your relationship with your preteen, teenager, or young adult, then this podcast is for you. Nick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He has been working with youth and their families for over 13 years in a variety of settings including middle and high schools, private practice, residential treatment facilities, and detention centers. Nick has a private practice in Boulder, Colorado and enjoys facilitating trainings and giving presentations to staff of school districts, middle and high school students, and parents.
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Temporary Homeschooling 101 - Part 2
April 08, 2020 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.78 MBIf you haven't already listened to Part 1 of Homeschooling 101, please listen to Part 1 before listening to this episode. Thank you for taking the time to listen! Please Don’t Forget to Subscribe, Rate, and Review If you find this podcast helpful, please take a minute to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend. I sincerely appreciate you taking time out of your jam-packed days to share positive feedback. For More Information on This Podcast or My Upcoming Presentations Visit: ww...
Temporary Homeschooling 101 - Part 1
April 06, 2020 01:00 - 11 minutes - 8.05 MBPlease come back to check out Part 2. It will be released at 7:30pm MST on Tuesday evening. Please Don’t Forget to Subscribe, Rate, and Review If you find this podcast helpful, please take a minute to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend. I sincerely appreciate you taking time out of your jam-packed days to share positive feedback. For More Information on This Podcast or My Upcoming Presentations Visit: www.perspective4parents.com Join the Conversation Email questions or fe...
How Narrative Psychology Can Help Our Families During These Uncertain Times
April 01, 2020 02:00 - 5 minutes - 3.96 MBToday's Topic - Narrative Psychology can be a helpful tool to deal with and thrive in this period of high uncertainty. Human beings are meaning-seeking creatures, so it is essential at this time that we create narratives, or stories, about what this period in our lives will mean to us and our loved ones. Please Don’t Forget to Subscribe, Rate, and Review If you find this podcast helpful, please take a minute to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend. I sincerely appreciate you t...
Why We Should Avoid The Parental Reflex Of "Look On The Bright Side"
March 30, 2020 00:00 - 11 minutes - 7.62 MBToday's topic: Our youth are experiencing feelings of great loss. Parents can often jump in too quickly with some form of "look on the bright side.” With all of their school and extracurricular activities being cancelled, we must first listen to just how upset, angry, and sad they are at this time. We must first build empathy before we can expect them to find a more grateful and optimistic perspective. Please Don’t Forget to Subscribe, Rate, and Review If you find this podcast helpful, ple...
Why We Shouldn't Wait To Create New Routines For Our Youth And Ourselves
March 25, 2020 01:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBToday's topic - We often give ourselves and our youth too long of a break to reinstitute the structure and routine that is needed to remain well. We feel that we "deserve" a break. However, too long of a period away from routine, results in a new "routine" that is inconsistent, unhealthy, and unproductive. Using our knowledge of the brain, we can hack our systems positively by implementing a new schedule that includes routines that serve us physically, intellectually, emotionally, and social...
Part 3 - You Have Exactly One Life To Do Everything You Will Ever Do. Act Accordingly
March 23, 2020 01:00 - 11 minutes - 8.24 MBPlease Don’t Forget to Subscribe, Rate, and Review If you find this podcast helpful, please take a minute to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend. I sincerely appreciate you taking time out of your jam-packed days to share positive feedback. For More Information on This Podcast or My Upcoming Presentations Visit: www.perspective4parents.com Join the Conversation Email questions or feedback to: [email protected] My goal is to provide real-life, actionable steps a...
Part 2 - How The Regrets Of The Dying Can Give Us Clarity On What Really Matters
March 23, 2020 01:00 - 9 minutes - 6.84 MBThe Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing https://www.amazon.com/Top-Five-Regrets-Dying-Transformed/dp/140194065X History of Memento Mori https://dailystoic.com/history-of-memento-mori/ Please Don’t Forget to Subscribe, Rate, and Review If you find this podcast helpful, please take a minute to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend. I sincerely appreciate you taking time out of your jam-packed days to share positive feedback. For More Infor...
Part 1 - How This Pandemic Can Provoke The Perspective Needed To Prioritize People, Purpose, And Physical Health
March 23, 2020 01:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBIrv Yalom - Love’s Executioner https://www.amazon.com/Loves-Executioner-Other-Tales-Psychotherapy/dp/0465020119/ref=sr_1_3?crid=111CYVVSZ8ZSN&keywords=irv+yalom&qid=1584852277&sprefix=irv+y%2Caps%2C201&sr=8-3 Irv Yalom - The Gift of Therapy https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Therapy-Generation-Therapists-Patients/dp/0061719617/ref=sr_1_3?crid=111CYVVSZ8ZSN&keywords=irv+yalom&qid=1584852309&sprefix=irv+y%2Caps%2C201&sr=8-3 Alan Watts & David Lindberg - Why Your Life Is Not A Journey https://www...
Please Pause Today And Think About Your Ratio. It Will Improve All Of Your Relationships
March 18, 2020 04:00 - 5 minutes - 4.08 MBToday's Topic: Please take some time this week to think about the ratio of positive to negative interactions that you have with your adolescent. Research has shown that having a ratio of FIVE or more positive interactions for every ONE negative interaction keeps couples together and makes love last. I believe we can use this research and this awareness to change our relationships with our youth for the better. Please Don’t Forget to Subscribe, Rate, and Review If you find this podcast help...
If Your Child Struggles With Attention Issues, Please Share The Hunter/Farmer Theory With Them
March 16, 2020 02:00 - 10 minutes - 6.93 MBToday’s Topic: The Hunter/Farmer Theory can be a great way to reframe how you or your child thinks about ADHD or ADD. So many people look only at the negative side of ADHD/ADD. This episode will focus on all the positives that come with being wired differently. The Drummer and the Great Mountain - A Guidebook to Transforming Adult ADD/ADHD https://www.amazon.com/Drummer-Great-Mountain-Guidebook-Transforming-ebook/dp/B07N7ZG74C Please Don’t Forget to Subscribe, Rate, and Review If you fi...
How To Have Great Conversations With The Adolescent In Your Life
March 11, 2020 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.38 MBToday's Topic: There is a common myth that young people don't want to talk to their parents and other adults. Adolescents often avoid speaking with us because of how "conversations" go. They will report that it is usually more of a lecture than it is a conversation. When parents pursue connection with their children through curiosity and active listening, they are often surprised how much their child will open up. I will talk about the science of habit and how it can be used to create more g...
The 5 Lifestyle Changes That Can Have A Huge Impact On Your Child’s Wellness
March 09, 2020 03:00 - 12 minutes - 8.94 MBToday's topic: Addressing lifestyle is usually the best place to start when youth are struggling emotionally or academically. We all must go back to the basics when we are feeling off and the basics are the body. Learn the importance of using the evaluation tool of SCORE (sleep, consumption, outdoors, relationships, and exercise). Please Don’t Forget to Subscribe, Rate, and Review If you find this podcast helpful, please take a minute to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend. I ...
The Best Way To Manage Performance Anxiety May Surprise And Excite You
March 04, 2020 04:00 - 11 minutes - 8.08 MBToday's Topic: We have been telling youth to be calm when they are nervous about a performance, game, speech, recital, or social situation. Research is now showing that we have been giving bad advice. It is much more effective and helpful to reframe the anxiety as excitement! Nick will explain why this works and then share a few quick tips on how students can move from nervous to excited. Please Don’t Forget to Subscribe, Rate, and Review If you find this podcast helpful, please take a min...
Dear Parents - Suggestions And Feedback For Parents - From Adolescents
March 02, 2020 02:00 - 13 minutes - 9.57 MBStarting this week, we will be releasing one topic per episode with the goal of releasing two episodes per week. One episode on Monday morning and another on Wednesday morning. Today's topic: What adolescents have to say about the best ways parents can support the adolescents in their lives. The words that will be shared are directly from the minds and mouths of high school students. Please take the time to listen to the real experts on adolescence. Please Don’t Forget to Subscribe, Rate,...
How To Help Improve Your Child's Executive Functioning
February 24, 2020 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBToday's Topic: Executive Functioning - To start, Nick will explain what executive functioning is and why it is so important for youth development. Nick will then describe three different approaches that parents can utilize to better support and improve their child's executive functioning. Please Don’t Forget to Subscribe, Rate, and Review If you find this podcast helpful, please take a minute to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend. I sincerely appreciate you taking time out o...
Can We Use A Better Word Than Anxiety? & How The FBI Can Show Us How To Better Support Our Youth
February 19, 2020 15:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBToday's Two Topics: (0:33-11:54) The word anxiety is often overused and can be unhelpful. Using a more extensive and varied emotional vocabulary can be beneficial in helping our youth regulate their emotions, respond to difficult situations, and build self-efficacy. (12:05-20:58) When adolescents are in a state of high emotion, we need to remember the importance of active listening in order to develop empathy. We must listen before we can jump in with direction and advice. To wrap up, we wi...
Helping Youth Build Self-Efficacy & Why We Must Hold Them Accountable
February 13, 2020 04:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBToday’s two topics: (0:33-09:17) - Focusing too much on safety can interfere with our kids' ability to develop self-efficacy. Learn the importance of limiting fear-based language and instead opt for "you got this" language to help your adolescent build self-efficacy and confidence. (09:28-16:19) How to validate your kids’ difficulties, differences, experiences, and diagnoses AND still hold them accountable. Please Don’t Forget to Subscribe, Rate, and Review If you find this podcast helpfu...
The Importance Of How We Talk About Youth & Focus On Your Life, Not Your Lecture
February 13, 2020 04:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBToday's two topics: (0:33-14:15) When parents get asked about their children, the most frequent response centers on academic achievements and extracurricular accomplishments. How does this impact kids' self-worth? Explore better options to shift the focus from outcomes to character development and process. (14:25-17:59) Never underestimate the power of leading by example. If you want to have a significant and lasting impact on your child, then you must first examine what your life is modelin...
The Importance Of How We Talk About Youth & Focus On Your Life, Not Your Lecture
February 13, 2020 04:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBToday's two topics: (0:33-14:15) When parents get asked about their children, the most frequent response centers on academic achievements and extracurricular accomplishments. How does this impact kids' self-worth? Explore better options to shift the focus from outcomes to character development and process. (14:25-17:59) Never underestimate the power of leading by example. If you want to have a significant and lasting impact on your child, then you must first examine what your life is modelin...
Responding To Concerning Behaviors & The Upside Of Negative Experiences In Adolescence
February 11, 2020 15:00 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MBToday’s two topics: (0:33-10:32) How to stay connected with your child when concerning behaviors show up. Focusing more on the message of the behavior can be helpful to avoid fear-based parenting. (10:41-17:03) Adolescence is the prime-time for building resilience. Our youth must encounter the negative experiences of adolescence in order to build resiliency and be better able to connect with their peers. Please Don’t Forget to Subscribe, Rate, and Review If you find this podcast helpful, ...
Responding To Concerning Behaviors & The Upside Of Negative Experiences In Adolescence
February 11, 2020 15:00 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MBToday’s two topics: (0:33-10:32) How to stay connected with your child when concerning behaviors show up. Focusing more on the message of the behavior can be helpful to avoid fear-based parenting. (10:41-17:03) Adolescence is the prime-time for building resilience. Our youth must encounter the negative experiences of adolescence in order to build resiliency and be better able to connect with their peers. Please Don’t Forget to Subscribe, Rate, and Review If you find this podcast helpful, ...