Is your teen or preteen having big emotional reactions, shutting down, snapping back, or melting down over what seems like a small issue?

In this episode of The Single Parenting Reset Show, Tess Connolly, LCSW, talks with Dr. Rosina McAlpine, work and family wellbeing expert from Win Win Parenting, about how parents can help tweens and teens build emotional intelligence and learn to manage their emotions more effectively.

Dr. Rosina explains that emotional intelligence is not just about “calming down.” It includes several skills: knowing your own emotions, managing those emotions, recognizing emotions in others, and handling relationships.

These skills are connected to better relationships, stronger school and work performance, improved mental health, better physical health, and greater life satisfaction.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What emotional intelligence really means
• Why emotional intelligence matters for teen behavior and wellbeing
• How parents can help teens notice and name their emotions
• Why emotional regulation has to be taught step by step
• How screen time, gaming, and social media can affect mood
• Simple ways parents can model emotional regulation
• How to help teens build empathy and relationship skills
• Why “look for the win-win” can reduce conflict at home

If your teen struggles with emotional outbursts, irritability, shutting down, or conflict, this episode will help you understand what is happening and how to begin building emotional intelligence one small step at a time.

Listen now and start with one simple shift: help your teen notice what they are feeling before trying to fix the behavior.

Dr. Rosina an internationally recognized expert on parenting, managing work and family life, working parents, researcher, and media contributor. Dr. Rosina is the founder of Win Win Parenting, a research-based program that is delivered in small, medium and large organisations and workplaces for all levels of government to inspire and resource working parents with strategies to better navigate day-to-day parenting challenges, support their mental health, manage work-life balance, reduce stress, and prevent burnout.

Dr. Rosina can offer a unique perspective –she has been featured on TV, print and radio media platforms – highlights include: the New York Post, The Today Show, with a regular spot on ABC Radio, and has spoken at corporate events globally. https://www.winwinparenting.com/media

https://www.drrosina.com/media

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Is your teen talking back… rolling their eyes… or saying things that feel completely disrespectful?

You’re not alone—and more importantly, you’re not doing anything wrong.

Teen attitude problems are one of the most common (and most triggering) challenges for parents of tweens and teens.

But how you respond in those moments can either escalate the situation… or completely shift it.

In this episode, we’re breaking down what’s really happening when your teen shows attitude—and why reacting the way most parents do actually makes it worse.

You’ll learn how to stay calm, set boundaries, and respond in a way that teaches respect instead of creating more conflict.

Because your teen doesn’t need more punishment…

They need better guidance.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why teen attitude problems often get worse when parents react emotionally
• How to respond to a disrespectful teen without escalating the situation
• What to say in the moment when your teen talks back
• How to set clear boundaries without damaging your relationship
• Why repair conversations matter more than lectures
• Simple scripts you can use immediately

This approach helps you reduce conflict, build trust, and actually teach your teen how to communicate with more respect.

If you’re ready to feel calmer and more confident parenting your tween or teen…

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If teen screen time is becoming a daily battle in your home…

and your screen time limits for teens don’t seem to be working…

you are not alone.

You take the phone away.

You set rules.

You try to stay consistent.

And still… it turns into arguments, eye rolls, or sneaky behavior.

The truth is…

teen screen time is not just about the phone.

It’s about what the phone is replacing.

Sleep.

Homework.

Responsibility.

Connection.

And when limits are the only strategy…

your teen doesn’t learn how to manage screen time — they learn how to resist it.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to actually manage teen screen time in a way that reduces conflict and builds responsibility.

You’ll walk away with:

✔️ A new way to think about screen time that goes beyond just minutes

✔️ How to create clear, effective screen time rules for teenagers

✔️ A simple framework to turn daily battles into calm, consistent structure

This is the shift from reacting…

to leading.

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⭐️Join the Family and get your weekly Mindful Kids and Family Journal here: https://www.mindfulkidsandfamilies.com/join-the-family (Get ready for lessons, podcast leads, offers for parents, and ways to win free parent coaching or masterclasses)

📧Connect with Therese (Tess) Connolly, LCSW, CCC here👇: therese@mindfulkidsandfamilies.com Website: www.mindfulkidsandfamilies.com

🆘 Need 1:1 Support? Book right here to connect with Tess for a 45-minute FREE “Parent Reset” session: Parent Reset Call

⭐Got screen time problems at home? Get the Tech Reset Agreement here 👉Download the Tech Reset Agreement

⭐️Join the Family and get your weekly Mindful Kids and Family Journal here: https://www.mindfulkidsandfamilies.com/join-the-family (Get ready for lessons, podcast leads, offers for parents, and ways to win free parent coaching or masterclasses)

The Single Parenting Reset Show supports single moms, working moms, and all parents with practical parenting tips on screen time, emotional regulation, co-parenting, stress relief, setting boundaries, building trust, and raising confident tweens and teens, while tackling tech addiction, behavior problems, and parent burnout with conscious parenting strategies for stronger family connection.

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