It's true that transition from cute kiddo to tween to teen can be kind of rough. The truth is, it's very common and totally developmentally appropriate for your tween to act kind of like a PITA! In this episode, Dr. Cory shares some memories of his time as a jerk during that period.  Is your tween ready for a phone? Take the quiz! <a href= "https://beaproblemsolver.outgrow.us/beaproblemsolver-4">https://beaproblemsolver.outgrow.us/beaproblemsolver-4</a> To learn more about the Pinwheel Phone (#af), click here: <a href= "https://www.pinwheel.com/?via=kate">https://www.pinwheel.com/?via=kate</a> We are so glad you're here! At Be a Problem Solver Services, our goal is to help parents raise decent humans in a digital world. Need more help addressing social media use, teenage transitions, or essential workplace skills with your child? Check out our online services here: <a href="http://www.beaproblemsolverservices.com/">www.beaproblemsolverservices.com</a>

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On this episode of the Be a Problem Solver podcast, we are tackling the first of the top five common challenges that parents ask us about - helping your child make friends! To get the FREE e-WORKBOOK that accompanies this episode head to:

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We provide parents and clinicians with information about social skill building and character development, using online materials and our podcast. 

Be a Problem Solver Services are Kate (M.Ed., CCC-SLP) and Cory (Ph.D., LPCA, NCC) - a wife speech pathologist and husband mental mental health counselor who focus on bringing you information about social skill development and character building. We both practice independently, and then come together to collaborate on important social skills issues that we hear from our clients over and over again! 

We love social skill building and character development, and we created this podcast so we could talk about it all the time! Whether your a parent or clinician, we know that you'll get a lot out of listening because we give quick tips with examples of how to handle social skill challenges, emotion regulation, and build character along the way. Let's help to raise our kids to be kind, good, humans.