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TRUSTED by your teenager with Kristen Duke

TRUSTED by your teenager with Kristen Duke

Kristen Duke
Formazione Scolastica, Bambini e Famiglia

The goal isn't just to get through the teen years. It's to build a relationship that lasts beyond them. Trusted by Your Teenager is for moms who want to build the kind of trust that keeps their teenager talking, even when the conversations get hard. I'm Kristen Duke, and I share practical tools to help you respond instead of react, understand what may be underneath your teen's behavior, navigate hard conversations with more confidence, and strengthen your connection now so it can continue into adulthood. Because becoming the mom your teenager trusts isn't something you have to leave to chance. These are skills you can learn, practice, and sharpen. Ready to start? Join me for the next Trusted Lab Workshop and start becoming the mom your teenager wants to talk to, and will actually listen to. Join the Trusted Lab: lab.kristenduke.com Come hang out with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristendukechats/ Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KristenDuke/

179 - You Care SO Much. So Why Doesn't Your Teen Feel It?
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  • 179 - You Care SO Much. So Why Doesn't Your Teen Feel It?

    You care about your teenager so much.

    So when they say, "You don't care about me," your first thought might be: Are you kidding me? Everything I do is because I care!

    But sometimes there's a disconnect between how much you care and how your care is being experienced by your teenager.

    The questions. The reminders. The advice. The checking in. The trying to fix it.

    It all comes from love, but to your teenager, it can sometimes feel like pressure.

    In this short episode, I'm sharing one simple shift you can make when you know something is wrong but your teenager doesn't want to talk.

    And if you're missing the relationship you used to have, getting one-word answers, watching your teen disappear into their room, or wondering why your attempts to connect seem to push them farther away, don't just wait and hope it gets better.

    💗 JOIN ME FOR THE TRUSTED WORKSHOP

    My next live Trusted Workshop is October 8th.

    I'll help you recognize the patterns that may be getting in the way of connection and show you how to become the mom your teenager trusts enough to talk to AND actually listens to when you have something important to say.

    👉 Save your spot for the Trusted Workshop: https://lab.kristenduke.com/

    Listening after October 8th? Click the same link to see upcoming workshop dates.

    🧰 THE TEEN TOPIC TOOLKIT IS COMING SOON!

    Already in a pretty good place with your teenager, but wish you knew how to handle the conversations that can get tricky?

    The Teen Topic Toolkit is coming soon, with practical help for seven topics moms ask me about most: phones, friends, dating, confidence, lying, schoolwork, and responsibility.

    👉 Join my email list to be the first to hear when the Teen Topic Toolkit is available: https://newsletter.kristenduke.com/

    💗 Come find me on Instagram: @KristenDukeChats https://www.instagram.com/kristendukechats/

    You don't need to wait for things to get worse before learning a different way.

    The goal isn't just to get through the teen years. It's to build a relationship that lasts beyond them.

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 - 08min
  • 178 - Your Teen Won't Talk to You? You Might Be Solving the Wrong Problem

    What's something you really want to be able to talk to your teenager about?

    Phones? Dating? Friends? Lying? School?

    I hear some version of this question from moms all the time:

    "How do I talk to my teenager about this?"

    But there's a question that comes BEFORE that one:

    Does your teenager want to talk to you in the first place?

    In this episode, I'm breaking down the difference between knowing WHAT you want to talk about and having the skills to create the kind of conversation where your teenager actually keeps talking.

    Because this isn't necessarily an effort problem.

    It may be a skill problem.

    And that's good news, because skills can be learned, practiced, and sharpened.

    We'll talk about why awareness alone isn't enough, how your past conversations don't have to predict your future conversations, and the roadmap I use inside my Trusted Method to help moms move toward more confidence, better conversations, and stronger connection with their teenagers.

    And I'll help you figure out which next step fits where you are right now:

    If your teenager already talks to you but you want to feel more confident talking about the HARD stuff, my Teen Topic Toolkit is coming soon.

    💌 Join my Bestie Club and you'll be the first to hear about it: Join here: https://newsletter.kristenduke.com/

    If your teenager has stopped opening up, gives you one-word answers, gets defensive, rolls their eyes, or retreats to their room, start with the Trusted Lab Workshop.

    🎟️ Join the next Trusted Lab: (It's October 8th!) https://lab.kristenduke.com

    Because before you can have better conversations about the hard things, you need to build the bridge that makes those conversations possible.

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 - 11min
  • 177 - What If You're Trying TOO Hard to Help Your Teenager?

    You love your teenager. So when they come to you with a problem, of course you want to help.

    But what if all that helping is actually making it harder for your teenager to talk to you, and harder for them to build confidence in themselves?

    In this episode, I'm challenging the belief that being a good mom means giving your teenager the answers they need.

    Because your teenager doesn't just need good answers from you.

    They need opportunities to discover that they can find answers themselves.

    We'll talk about why immediately reassuring your teenager isn't always confidence-building, what can happen when you unintentionally start thinking FOR them, and how your loving attempts to help can change their experience of talking to you.

    And I'll give you one question to start asking yourself:

    Am I helping my teenager think, or am I doing the thinking for them?

    Because you don't want your teenager dependent on you for every answer. But you don't want disconnection either.

    You want to become someone your teenager feels safe thinking out loud WITH.

    Maybe the thing that needs to change isn't your teenager's willingness to talk.

    Maybe it's the pattern that happens when they do.

    If you want help seeing the patterns happening between you and your teenager that may be creating distance—even when you're trying to create closeness, join me for the Trusted Lab workshop on September 9th.

    → https://lab.kristenduke.com/

    You can't do different until you SEE different.

    Tue, 01 Sep 2026 - 10min
  • 176 - The Relationship You're Building with your Teen Before They Leave Home

    One day, your teenager gets to decide how much of their life you're part of.

    That can feel terrifying, especially when they're already pulling away, talking less, or becoming more independent.

    But staying close to your teenager isn't about holding on tighter. In this episode, I'm sharing what raising four teenagers has taught me about letting go without losing the relationship, why independence doesn't mean they need you less, and what we can do now to build the kind of relationship they'll want to carry into adulthood.

    We'll talk about the difference between being involved and being available, why trying harder to stay close can sometimes create more distance, and how to keep the bridge between you strong as your role begins to change.

    Because the goal isn't to raise a teenager who has to include you.

    It's to build a relationship they keep choosing when they no longer have to.

    WORKSHOP: https://lab.kristenduke.com/

    Tue, 25 Aug 2026 - 10min
  • 175 - What to say when you don't know what to say

    Download the complimentary "Say This, Not That" guide here: https://saythis.kristenduke.com/

    Tue, 18 Aug 2026 - 10min
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