Feeding The Mouth That Bites You: Parenting Teens Into Adulthood
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Feeding The Mouth That Bites You: Parenting Teens Into Adulthood
A weekly podcast on parenting teens and launching them into the world. Hosted by Cynthia Yanof with Dr. Ken Wilgus, author of the book "Feeding The Mouth That Bites You."
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Episode 223: Show me the money (and boundaries)
In this episode, Dr. Ken tackles the often tricky topic of finances with teenagers and young adults. From who pays for what to how much control parent...
Episode 222: Defiant or Dysregulated?
This week on Feeding the Mouth That Bites You, Dr. Ken unpacks a word every parent has heard lately—dysregulation—and what it really looks like in tee...
Episode 221: When Spouses Disagree on Planned Emancipation
This week Dr. Ken and Cynthia discuss a challenge almost every parent faces—what to do when you and your spouse don’t see eye-to-eye on planned emanci...
Episode 220: Parenting Teens Through Hard News and Politics
This week Dr. Ken dives into a topic every parent is facing—how to walk with teenagers when the news in our country feels heavy and unsettling. From t...
Episode 219: But What About A Teen Who's Diagnosed With [fill in the blank]?
Today we tackle the common issue of how parents should handle planned emancipation when their teenager carries one or more diagnoses like ADHD or Oppo...
Episode 218: Teens That Can't Wait To Leave And Teens Who Never Leave
This week we talk about teenagers who seem very eager to grow up and those who seem to fear adulthood. How should parents handle those differences? Is...
Episode 217: Start The School Year Off Right With Your Teen Plus A Huge Announcement!
We're starting off our 6th season with a bang! Today we review the things you need to check as a parent to help the new school year start off right. F...
Episode 216: End Of Season 5 And Time For Summer Break!
Well it's that time again. School's out for a lot of you and Jessica and Dr. Ken are breaking for the summer. We leave with a few reminders for summer...
Episode 215: Dr. Ken's Soapbox: Parenting "Experts," Controlling Teen's Eating and Shared Rooms
Today we take on some of the questions we get from parents. How can you give room freedom if your teenager shares that room with a sibling? What can p...
Episode 214: How To Overcome Isolation
Today, Dr. Ken interviews Jessica who tells her own story of being proactive in overcoming the trend toward isolation that pervades our culture. Paren...
Episode 213: Why So Many People Are Going “No Contact” with Their Parents
Today we review a growing trend of adults choosing to go "no contact" with their parents. Dr. Ken reviews the kind of circumstances that do call on pe...
Episode 212: Sex, Purity Culture and "How Far Is Too Far"
Here's the link to the "Awkward Graph"
Episode 211: All About Sex and Dating
Today we revisit the topic of sex and dating. How should parents talk about it with their teenagers? What if my teen doesn't seem to have any interest...
Episode 210: The Rise in Teen Sextortion Cases and What You Can Do About It
Recent headlines tell us about a rise in teen boys being lured into sending explicit photos and then blackmailed for money to avoid these being publis...
Episode 209: All About Addiction in Teenagers
Today Dr. Ken and Jessica discuss all things addiction related. More parents worry about addiction in their kids. Is this awareness a good thing? What...
Episode 208: Lying, Disrespect and Other, Common Issues in Limit-Setting with Teenagers
Today we finish our series on limit-setting with teens by covering common, miscellaneous issues. These are the things that often come up like, what to...
Episode 207: When Parents Have Different Limits, They're Both Ineffective
It's not uncommon for parents to have differences in what they prioritize and the ways they implement limits with their teenagers. It is essential how...
Episode 206: Anger and Yelling Make You Weaker as a Parent
Today we continue with our series on effective limit-setting with adolescents. Some parents think when they lose their temper with teenagers they "hat...
Episode 205: Speechmaking: Adolescents Learn From Experience, Not Words
Today we continue with issues related to limit-setting with teenagers. As tempting as it is, making speeches is very ineffective in influencing adoles...
Episode 204: Limit-Setting with Adolescents - You're Not a Cop, You're a Judge
Today is the first in a series on limit-setting with adolescents. Probably the most important change a parent can make in being more effective in sett...
Episdode 203: Reviewing Planned Emancipation Part 2 - The Expectations and Consequences List
This week we continue our review and clarifying the process known as "Planned Emancipation." Last week we talked about the "Freedoms List" and this we...
Episode 202: Reviewing Planned Emancipation Part 1 - The Freedoms List
Many of the questions that listeners send us ask for more details on the "Freedoms List" and the "Expectations and Consequences" list. How are they di...
Episode 201: Teenagers, Jobs and Employability
Does your teenager have a job? Should you make them get one? When? How? Today we talk about the challenges and importance of adolescent job experience...
Episode 200: Teenagers and Death
Today we take on the issue of teenagers' relationship with death. Do they think much about it? Why are some teens so focused on death in movies, games...
Episode 199: Teenagers and Body Shaming
Today we talk about the sensitivity teenagers feel about their bodies and how to help them deal with struggles that arise around their physical develo...
Episode 198: Talking Politics with Teenagers
With recent political events, parents sometimes wonder how best to talk with adolescents about these issues. Jessica and Dr. Ken review the most effec...
Episode 197: When Your Teenager Is Out of Control
Today we answer a listener question about dealing with a teenager who doesn't follow parents' rules and seem unfazed by any consequences parents give....
Episode 196: How to Have a Great Spring with Your High School Senior
Now that we've reached the spring of 2025, it's time to review the best ways to finish out with a high school senior. Even the most dedicated "Feeding...
Episode 195: The Fire and the Knife - Lessons From Father Abraham
Today we discuss one of the most unusual chapters in any parenting book. In the new edition of "Feeding The Mouth That Bites You" Dr. Ken includes a c...
Episode 194: The Pros and Cons of Self-Awareness
Adolescents are more focused on their inner lives than ever before. But is this always a good thing? Jessica and Dr. Ken discuss yet another new chapt...
Episode 193: Keeping Marriage Alive When Your Teenagers Are Killing You!
When parents are busy raising children, a good marriage can seem like a luxury that they just don't have time for. Jessica and Dr. Ken argue that a go...
Episode 192: Homeschooling and Teenagers
With the second edition of the "Feeding The Mouth That Bites You" book, today we discuss the tricky balance of homeschooling adolescents. Homeschool f...
Episode 191: Teenagers and Grandparents
Grandparents are often playing a larger part in the lives of their grandchildren than in the past. Most grandparents are popular with their grandkids...
Episode 190: Adult Children Living at Home
There are many circumstances when adult children need to live at home. Some parents think Planned Emancipation means that's a bad thing. It isn't. Tod...
Episode 189: Adoption, Foster Care and Teenagers
Today Jessica and Dr. Ken take on the issues related to teenagers who are adopted or are in foster care. Adolescence often brings up issues of identit...
Episode 188: Great Communication With Teenagers
What does great communication with teens really look like and how can parents achieve that? Dr. Ken and Jessica outline the aspects of the parent-teen...
Episode 187: When Planned Emancipation Doesn't Work
Parents some times complain that they "tried" planned emancipation and it "didn't work." Today we talk about the common reasons for planned emancipati...
Episode 186: Planned Emancipation - Second Edition
As we prepare for the release of the second edition of "Feeding The Mouth That Bites You," Jessica and Dr. Ken talk about the power of planned emancip...
Episode 185: Teaching Parents To Release The Burden of Parenting
In the second edition of "Feeding The Mouth That Bites You," Dr. Ken explains why he added an entire chapter on the issue of burdened parents. We disc...
Episode 184: Refocusing On Individuation - The Main Thing To Know About Teenagers
We're getting ready for the release of "Feeding The Mouth That Bites You" second edition. This gives Jessica and Dr. Ken the chance to clarify the mos...