Your daughter loses her earbuds- should you buy her new ones? Should you step in to deal with a teacher conflict? Parent and Teen Coach Barb Steinberg joined KATU Afternoon Live to talk about when to "rescue" your teen and let her suffer the consequences of her actions.

Most families have issues that need to be discussed, but having a family meeting doesn't always go as planned. I joined KATU Afternoon Live with tips on how to make your next family meeting a success. For more information about my newsletter, e-Courses, and parent coaching ...

What should your answer be when your teen asks you about your own past behavior as a teenager? I join KATU Afternoon Live to discuss this topic.

Tips on how to navigate the teen years without ruining your relationship with your daughter.

Be nice. How many times do girls hear that statement before the age of 18? Quite a bit I believe. The expectation of girls to be nice is asking them to ignore their emotions, to act in a way that will make others feel better with no guarantee that...

If you have a teen, you know that the clock is ticking on how much longer they will be under your roof and available to hang out with you anytime you want. Doesn’t if feel like only a few years ago that you were filling their sippy cup and planning play dates? Now here you are watching them...

I was on the phone with one of my close friends. She was struggling with her teen daughter, “Ella”, who keeps making choices that are not in her best interest, choices that keep getting her in trouble at school and at home. My friend was at the end of her rope.

Ella’s...

Have you ever noticed when you loosen up control and allow for a little more spontaneity and play, that things go better? Well, I have. 

Lately, my relationship with my teen has been prickly… him being impatient and snarky and me being demanding (in his eyes) and unhappy with his...

Remember back to when she was little and you asked her to brush her teeth, and she did it (at least most of the time) without incident? Now that she is a tween or a teen, you may encounter more resistance to routine requests. You may even find the push-back exhausting. How can you...

Did your parents tell you that they were proud of you when you were growing up? Mine didn’t. In hindsight, I think they were proud of me and thought that I knew that so there was no need to say it. You know what? I didn’t know. I did need to hear it. I believe our kids need to hear it...