I have a fantastic question for you this week.

A parent writes,

‘How can I teach my 15-year-old daughter to say no

when she’s in highly pressurised situations?’

My answer to this week’s question comes from the Courage pillar inside the Evolved Family Method –

which helps us speak up about complicated things,

using everyday situations

in a way that builds deeper connection with our child(ren) as we do it.

This is a super question because so many parents really don’t feel great about this bit of parenting.

In the teenage years, we can feel a bit like our kid has drifted apart from us.

We might feel our influence waning.

We could feel a bit out of control, out of our depth.

We might find ourselves saying things like, ‘You know you can always say no, right?’

And watching our teenager roll their eyes and say, ‘I KNOW.’

And it's not a convo that feels very connected or very good.

In fact, it’s MOST unhelpful!

So what can we do about it?

If you feel like you could use some support for this part of your parenting and to hear all about how to teach your teen to say ‘No’ more easily, join me on this week’s episode of Sitting in a Car.

I’ll see you there

x Sarah

Ps. This is a gentle reminder of how to support even more connection between you and your growing kid. Because sometimes it’s helpful to be reminded of the things you wanted to talk about in your family, but you’ve forgotten about it in the swirl of family life x