Guiding Teenage Girls into Adulthood with Dr. Lisa Damour

Recognized as a thought leader by the American Psychological Association, Dr. Lisa Damour co-hosts the Ask Lisa podcast, writes about adolescents for the New York Times, appears as a regular contributor to CBS News, and works in collaboration with UNICEF. 

She is the author of two New York Times best sellers, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood and Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls, and the soon-to-be-published book, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents.

Dr. Damour graduated with honors from Yale University and worked for the Yale Child Study Center before earning her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Michigan. She has been a fellow at Yale’s Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy and the University of Michigan’s Power Foundation. She and her husband are the proud parents of two daughters.

What You’ll Learn

07:01 On dads and teenage daughters

10:21 On not taking the adolescence stage personal

10:39 On dads and teenage daughters

13:32 On how to support your kids when they become teenagers

14:41 Best gift you can give to a teenager

19:42 Live your values (it’s a good thing for your kids)

23:01 On talking to the wise side of your kids

28:08 What is it that Dads can do to point things in the right direction?

31:32 On being careful with the tone in which you speak to your kids

36:22 Understanding what teenagers go through

41:04 On teenagers not having control of his emotion from a neurological perspective

42:12 On emotionality in adolescents

Dr. Lisa Damour’s Links

• Website: https://drlisadamour.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisa.damour/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSt8mu1taNYAHTufbYwqglFHoevbZgNQl
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ldamour
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisadamourphd
• Podcast: https://drlisadamour.com/resources/podcast/ 
• How to manage a meltdown: https://drlisadamour.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/LD_Bookmarks_How_to_Manage_a_Meltdown.pdf