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Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of Tweens and Teens — Manage Behavior Problems, Reduce Screen Time & Improve Communication

Therese Connolly

Welcome to Single Parenting Reset Show — The go-to podcast for single parents (single moms and single dads) of tweens and teens to reduce screen time, improve communication, and build stronger family connections. Hosted by Tess Connolly, LCSW, a parent and family coach who understands the unique challenges of solo parenting. Each episode offers practical behavioral strategies, confidence-building tools, and real-life support for single parents. You"ll get help managing screen time, improving

kids & family parenting

All Episodes

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38. Teens and Substance Use - What to Look for and...

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2022/02/04

Tess Connolly LCSW talks with Richard Capriola, Substance use specialist and the author of the book “The Addicted Child” and they discuss substance abuse in adolescence.Richard talks about his background in Education and Mental health and tells us the story of how his book came about and shares with us his passion of sharing it with parents to help them in their struggles when they are faced with dealing with the trauma of their child facing substance abuse.Richard shares with us the most concerning

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Eps. 39 Inside the Teen Mind

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2022/02/04

Tess Connolly LCSW talks to Kiera Gray a teenager about what it is like being a teen and discusses her blog, Inside the Teen Mind. Kiera tells us about her course “Inside the Teen Mind” that she has created. Her course is intended to help parents have better relationships with their teens. Kiera and Tess discuss the three areas that Kiera feels that are important to help parents communicate with their tweens and teens. Kiera offers some really good tips on how we use dialogue with their tweens

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38:30

Eps. 38 Teens and Substance Use - What to Look for...

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2022/02/02

Tess Connolly LCSW talks with Richard Capriola, Substance use specialist and the author of the book “The Addicted Child” and they discuss substance abuse in adolescence. Richard talks about his background in Education and Mental health and tells us the story of how his book came about and shares with us his passion of sharing it with parents to help them in their struggles when they are faced with dealing with the trauma of their child facing substance abuse. Richard shares with us the most

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26:49

37. Getting Back to Basics with our Pandemic Stress -...

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2022/02/01

Tess Connolly LCSW talks about ‘Getting “back to basics" with our pandemic stress.’ She acknowledges all of our ongoing stress along with the ongoing changes we are experiencing in our families and some really simple ways to help manage during these times.Tess shares with us about where we are now and the stresses that parents are going through the pandemic.Tess talks about our children’s stresses through this time and the worries and anxiety that they are going through.Tess shares with us some

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Eps. 37 Getting Back to Basics with our Pandemic...

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2022/01/28

Tess Connolly LCSW talks about ‘Getting “back to basics" with our pandemic stress.’ She acknowledges all of our ongoing stress along with the ongoing changes we are experiencing in our families and some really simple ways to help manage during these times. Tess shares with us about where we are now and the stresses that parents are going through the pandemic. Tess talks about our children’s stresses through this time and the worries and anxiety that they are going through. Tess shares with us

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30:04

36. Resetting with H.E.A.R.T.

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2022/01/27

Tess Connolly LCSW talks withSonja Montiel and Hilary Bilbrey about their decided heart companioning technique that fosters a trusting relationship and a strong sense of belonging between you and your child.Sonja and Hilary share with us about the work they do and share a little bit about their story of how their business came about.Sonja and Hilary explain to us about their technique H.E.A.R.T and what it means.H - Hold SpaceE - Empty CupA - Assess for Action/AccountabilityR - Review DiscussionT -

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36. Resetting with H.E.A.R.T.

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2022/01/26

Tess Connolly LCSW talks with Sonja Montiel and Hilary Bilbrey about their decided heart companioning technique that fosters a trusting relationship and a strong sense of belonging between you and your child. Sonja and Hilary share with us about the work they do and share a little bit about their story of how their business came about. Sonja and Hilary explain to us about their technique H.E.A.R.T and what it means. H - Hold Space E - Empty Cup A - Assess for Action/Accountability R - Review

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20:55

35. Just Happiness? Resetting our Hopes and Goals for...

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2022/01/25

Tess Connolly LCSW talks about what we want for our children and how people always mention happiness when answering this question. Tess talks about this being an abstract state and that of course we want our children to be happy but what else do we want for our children apart from happiness?Tess explains that often parents answer this question about what they want for their children is ‘happiness.’ But over the years and growth of her son, there are some other areas of focus as we raise our tweens

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20:55

35. Just Happiness? Resetting our Hopes and Goals...

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2022/01/21

Tess Connolly LCSW talks about what we want for our children and how people always mention happiness when answering this question. Tess talks about this being an abstract state and that of course we want our children to be happy but what else do we want for our children apart from happiness? Tess explains that often parents answer this question about what they want for their children is ‘happiness.’ But over the years and growth of her son, there are some other areas of focus as we raise our tweens

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34. How To Manage Sibling Rivalry

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2022/01/20

Tess Connolly LCSW talks with Lalaine Frankel about how to manage sibling rivalry especially with tweens and teens. Things shift at this time and we have to look at different ways to manage the changes in how we handle situations we are faced with when this happens. Lalaine offers us some tips and strategies on how we can manage sibling rivalry in our homes as our children reach the tween and teen age.Lalaine shares with us about the work she does with parents and how she helps support them on their

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34. How To Manage Sibling Rivalry

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2022/01/19

Tess Connolly LCSW talks with Lalaine Frankel about how to manage sibling rivalry especially with tweens and teens. Things shift at this time and we have to look at different ways to manage the changes in how we handle situations we are faced with when this happens. Lalaine offers us some tips and strategies on how we can manage sibling rivalry in our homes as our children reach the tween and teen age. Lalaine shares with us about the work she does with parents and how she helps support them on

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33. Get out of The Negativity Rut and Catch Them...

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2022/01/18

Tess Connolly LCSW talks about the concept of “catch them being good” Tess asks you if you have ever felt that you are stuck in a rut of focusing on a behavior that you feel your child needs to change. Have you got a negativity bias? Listen in to see how you can reset this and focus on the good behavior and how this will help change your families mindset.Tess gives some examples of where we have a negativity bias and how this affects our relationships with our children.Tess talks about how we can

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32. Resetting Our Gut Health with Cara Wheatley-McGrain

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2022/01/13

Tess Connolly LCSW talks with Cara Wheatley-Mc Grain,Hay House authorabout Resetting our Gut Health and her book‘Calm Your Gut: A Mindful and Compassionate Guide to Healing IBD and IBS’.Cara gives us a bit of background on herself and the work that she does and talks about her first book and shares with us about the work she does with teens and how gut health can affect our mental health.Cara tells us about the 4 G’s and what they are and how it can help us understand more about our gut health.Tess

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29:41

31. Do you need a Parent Coach or a...

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2022/01/11

Tess Connolly LCSW, CCC (Certified Competent Coach) shares with us about the work she does and explains what a Parent Coach is and how it differs from a psychotherapist.Tess tells us about what a parent coach does and explains how they can help you and your family.She shares with you some of the struggles and problems other parents come to her for, and she explains her parent coaching process using her own unique Parent R.E.S.E.T. PathTess shares this RESET process that she uses as a parent coach

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30. All About Anxiety with Tweens and Teens

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2022/01/05

Tess Connolly LCSW talks with Rebecca Foote, Ph.D. about Anxiety with Tweens and Teens. They discuss signs and behavior to look for in your tweens and teens that are more prominent than the “normal” anxiety that our children go through day to day. They also discuss ways that we can help our children deal with these moments and what coping mechanisms we can share with our children to help them cope in the moments when they are struggling.Rebecca tells us about her background as a clinical

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29. "Am I Messing Up my Kids?" - The Concept of Good...

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2021/12/31

Tess Connolly LCSW talks about a question that most parents have on their minds “Am I messing up my kids?” She talks about the concept of “Good enough parenting” which derives from the work ofD. W. Winnicott, British pediatrician and psychoanalyst.Tess talks about the “Good Enough Parenting” concept and explains it to us.Tess shares with us her thoughts on how this concept can be linked to parenting now and how this links to parenting our tweens and teens.She shares her own experience that she has

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28. A Conversation with Teen Girls

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2021/12/29

Tess Connolly, LCSW talks with 2 teen girls about what it’s like to be a teen; their struggles, joys, friendships and how they feel connected in their families.The teen girls share what their biggest struggles are. Which include balancing school, work and their personal life.The girls talk about friendships and how they differ now from when they were in middle school.Tess asks about the topic of bullying and judgement that they face as teens and whether this is a struggle as a teen compared to what

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30:44

27. Raising Humans with Heart Conversation with Sarah...

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2021/12/24

Tess Connolly talks to Sarah MacLaughlin about her bookRaising Humans with HeartTess talks about Sarah’s book and shares her thoughts about what she loved about the book and introduces Sarah and shares a bit about her background before their conversation.Sarah talks about the ideas in her book and the idea of who we are as a parent rather than what we are saying to our kids. She talks about the perception of what your child sees when you react to situations and how they begin to emanate this and the

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26. A Conversation with Tween Girls

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2021/12/22

Tess Connolly, LCSW talks with 3 tween girls about what it’s like to be a tween; their struggles, joys and how they cope with the stress of middle school.Tess talks about the similarities that came up between the girls and boys.Tess talks about having intentional time together and how important it is for tweens.The girls share with us about what they enjoy in life.The girls talk about their struggles, those being keeping up with standards and the pressure they feel especially keeping up with beauty

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25. My Own Reset this Year...Stumbles, Insights,...

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2021/12/16

Tess Connolly, LCSW reveals her own reset over this year; her stumbles, insights and lessons learned.Tess introduces the episode and shares why she is sharing her own reset and why she feels it is important to take moments and times to acknowledge our own journey through the wins and the slip ups.Tess shares snippets of her life over the last year, giving some background of her life and what she has been through and what led her to making a reset.Tess talks about how she was completely overwhelmed

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