As a single parent, one of the most stressful moments you can face is when your tween or teen flat-out refuses to give up their phone. Whether it’s bedtime, homework time, or a consequence you need to enforce—what do you actually do in that moment without ending up in a yelling match or tug-of-war?

In this episode of The Single Parenting Reset Show, Tess Connolly, LCSW, shares practical, in-the-moment strategies to handle phone battles with authority and calm.

You’ll learn:

✔ Why tweens and teens resist giving up their phones and why it feels so explosive.

✔ Simple strategies to avoid physical power struggles while still keeping your boundaries.

✔ How to use tech tools, natural consequences, and preset “collection spots” to make phone transitions easier.

✔ Ways to protect your relationship while still enforcing screen-time agreements.

Resources & Links:

📧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

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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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Finding out your Tween or Teen is vaping marijuana, drinking or experimenting with substances can feel like a crisis. But what if this moment could bring you closer together.

In this episode of The Single Parent Reset Show, Tess Connolly, LCSW, shares her own story of discovering her own son had vaped marijuana - and how a five minute pause before reacting turned into a rupture into a powerful reset.

You'll learn:

✔️ The critical role of pausing before responding so you can approach with calm, not crisis.

✔️ How single parent can shift substance - use discovery moments into opportunities for trust and connection.

✔️ Specific strategies to set boundaries without shame, lead with curiosity and strengthen communication.

✔️ What to do if experimentation becomes consistent use - and the to seek professional help.

🎧 Listen in and discover how these difficult can be transformational resets for single parents raising tweens and teens.

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📧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 👉Mindful Kids and Families

⭐️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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Have you seen the viral FAFO parenting meme? It stands for Find Out — and parents everywhere are talking about it. The idea is simple: let kids experience the consequences of their actions. But here’s the problem — left unmodified, FAFO can sound harsh, authoritarian, or even shaming.

In this episode of The Single Parenting Reset Show, Tess Connolly, LCSW, offers her compassionate, modified version of FAFO parenting. Instead of punishment or nagging, Tess shows you how to let natural consequences teach your tweens and teens — while you stay calm, supportive, and consistent.

✔️ Why natural consequences are more effective than constant reminders or rescuing

✔️ How to apply a modified FAFO approach to screen time battles, homework struggles, and messy rooms

✔️ The secret to setting compassionate boundaries that build independence and protect your energy as a single parent

By the end, you’ll see how this small shift can transform daily battles into opportunities for growth and connection.

🎧 Listen now to the full episode of The Single Parenting Reset Show.

📧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 👉Mindful Kids and Families

⭐️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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