✔ Your teenager thanks you for hanging out with them.
✔ Watching as your kid turns off YouTube and starts an art project on their own.
✔ Being the person your teenager asks for help with friend drama.
✔ Driving with your teen chatting happily next to you sharing their latest joy.
✔ Hearing from another mom how interesting and knowledgeable your kid is.
✔ The irritation and anxiety over how they spend their time disappearing completely.
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If you are looking for ways to improve or maintain your great relationships with your kids, this is it. It is practical and straight forward. But also it is inspiring and will help you be at your best! Realist, creative, encouraging, and truly filled with ideas - you will be changed for the better and your kids will appreciate it!!
--Pam
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--Maggie
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--Shannon
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--Alicia
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--Samantha
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--Tara
(rhymes with play-dough)
Can I tell you something? Even now, after decades as a licensed therapist, author, and university professor, I still resonate with my 17-year-old self.
I loved being around artsy people & in the spaces that valued mess, materials, and making stuff. I desperately needed the self-expression, the emotional outlet, and the community.
I was an intense and emotional teenager who needed not one creative outlet, but hundreds. There wasn’t an art form I didn’t deep dive into - from theater to printmaking, mosaics to writing.
When it came time, I really struggled to narrow down my focus for a college degree. I didn’t care about mastering a specific art technique. That wasn't what the focus was for me.
Turns out? It was all about creativity.
Through my degree in Recreation & Leisure Studies and my Master's in Counseling I focused on studying the impact of creativity, playfulness, and free time on our mental health. I was able to conduct research and put academic language to my deep understanding that teenagers thrive when their creativity & interests are supported.
Now, I get to do what I always wanted to do: provide opportunities for creativity for teenagers and their parents.
Under the umbrella of RECREATE Parenting I offer therapy, The Recreate Teen Online Art Group, and the Connect with Courage Parenting Course because I recognize just how hard it can be to prioritize creativity, even when you know it's what your relationship with your teenager needs.
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