Taking the Survival Mode Out of Parenting with Nellie Harden

Today, my amazing guest, Nellie Harden and teenage expert talks about how a family can come together as a team where the parents are, the captains and the teenagers are the part of the team and the players, how to overcome power struggles with teens, and how to crumble the wall that stands between you and the connection with your teenager.

Nellie Harden is the mother of four truly amazing daughters, all in high school and middle school. She loves adventure, laughing, random dancing, singing, learning and teaching. Avid reader, lover of personal and leadership development and always striving to be a better version of herself.

She started The 6570 Family Project because she saw the great potential of this time, the second half of childhood, that we have with our kids. This is the training ground for their adulthood and not something to be left to chance and hope, but something you can forge relationship, guidance, trust and connection through and you do this together.

What You’ll Learn

06:26 –  On her 6570 project

07:49 – How through her parenting project you can see a difference in the relationship of parents with their children.

09:05 –  About her background that led her to 10 years of experience working with families

11:17 – How her husband’s medical condition changed their lives

16:33 – Parent led vs self-disciplined leadership of the young adults

24:31 – Putting down the power struggles and being calm when talking to your kids

26:06 – On open communication

29:52 – About talking to our children with the truth

31:52 – 5 major needs that every person has

34:45 – On social media boundaries

37:06 – On young women feeling overwhelmed by social media

43:31- Family approach to social media boundaries

47:00 – On posting or scrolling through social media

50:32 – On parenting differently

51:19 – Taking the survival mode out of parenting

Nellie Harden explains that in order to take out the survival mode of parenting is that one must know one’s children to be certain that what one is doing is the right thing to do. In their teenage years, young people are constantly changing, physically, socially and mentally, so you have to be able to keep up with them and keep getting to know them. It’s keeping open and constant communication about your children’s lives so you know everything there is to know so you’re not in survival mode.

Nellie Harden’s Links

• Website: https://www.nellieharden.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/the6570project
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nellieharden/
• Podcast: https://www.nellieharden.com/podcast