“My teen pulls away. I push harder. They shut down more. I just want my kid back.”
You Didn’t Get a Manual
for the Teen Years.
Here’s the Next Best Thing.
This workshop gives you the science behind what’s happening in your teen’s brain — so the power struggles, the silence, and the shutting down finally make sense. And once it makes sense, you stop reacting and start reconnecting. That’s the shift. That’s how you get your kid back.
Yes — I Want This Workshop → Instant access · Watch at your own pace · It’s never too late
You’re just missing a few key pieces.
Parenting a teen is legitimately hard — not because you’re doing it wrong, but because the teen years are a season unlike any other. Your kid’s brain is literally under construction. Their emotions are supercharged. And the world they’re navigating is more complex and pressure-filled than anything we faced at their age.
When you understand the why behind your teen’s behavior, everything shifts. The eye rolls, the moodiness, the pushing back — it stops feeling like a personal attack and starts feeling like what it actually is: a kid doing the hard, important work of becoming their own person.
This workshop gives you that understanding — plus the practical tools to actually use it.
Four core video modules — each building on the last so the ideas truly stick.
The prefrontal cortex won’t fully develop until the mid-20s. The emotional brain is running full speed. Sleep and stress hit differently. This section explains the neuroscience in plain language so you can stop taking their behavior personally and start responding from a place of real understanding.
Independence-seeking, emotional volatility, social obsession, boundary-testing — these aren’t character flaws. This module walks you through every “alarming” behavior and reframes it as exactly what it is: healthy adolescent development in action.
Social media, achievement pressure, mental health challenges, shifting norms — your teen is navigating a world you didn’t grow up in. This module helps you understand the specific pressures they’re facing so you can show up with empathy instead of frustration.
From staying regulated yourself, to setting boundaries with empathy, to playing the long game — this module is packed with Positive Discipline-rooted strategies you can start using today. Connection, curiosity, consistency. This is your roadmap.
Understand the why
Finally get why your teen does what they do — and feel the relief that comes with knowing it’s not about you
Respond instead of react
Know how to pause, regulate yourself, and respond in ways you’ll feel good about afterward
Stay connected
Have simple, powerful ways to maintain the relationship even when they’re pushing hard against you
Play the long game
Parent with the relationship you want in 10 years in mind — not just getting through today
Lead with curiosity
Ask better questions, assume the best, and create real space for honest conversation
Feel confident
Enter hard parenting moments with a framework to fall back on — no more winging it
“A child needs encouragement like a plant needs water.”— Rudolf Dreikurs, foundational Positive Discipline thinker
I’m a Positive Discipline Lead Trainer, parent coach, host of the Joyful Courage Podcast, and the founder of Sproutable. I’ve been working with parents since 2007 — and in that time, I’ve learned that information alone doesn’t change behavior. That’s why this workshop pairs the why with the how.
I also have two young adult kids, which means I didn’t just study the teen years — I lived them. The chaos, the big emotions, the moments of thinking I was completely failing. The tools I teach aren’t just theory; they’re the exact things that helped my family come through those years with our relationship not just intact, but stronger.
You are the perfect parent for your child. This workshop will help you trust that.
Self-Paced Video Lessons
Watch on your schedule. Pause, rewind, rewatch. The content is structured to build on itself — most parents finish in one focused afternoon or across a relaxed weekend.
Companion Workbook — Included!
A beautifully designed guide to capture insights, answer reflection questions, and make the learning your own. Because hearing it once isn’t always enough — and that’s by design.
Full Year Access
Come back to this workshop again and again for an entire year — it’s yours. Your teen will change, your challenges will shift, and this resource will be right here whenever you need it.
not a warden.
The seeds you plant now — through connection, curiosity, and a little more understanding — are the roots that will hold your relationship together for years to come. Let’s get growing.
Yes — I Want This Workshop →Self-paced · Lifetime access · Start today