Welcome to the Open Sky Webinar The webinar begins at 6pm—see you soon!

Welcome to the Open Sky Webinar

The webinar begins at 6pm—see you soon!

Dr Fred Peipman, PhDClinical Therapist

Open Sky:Parenting Best

Practices:A Clinician’s Perspective

Expect, but don’t accept deception Don’t Act So Shocked (even if you

are) Trust is a process, not an outcome Don’t be a therapist Avoid the blame game Your child is not your BFF

Don’ts

Ask the right questions Build up to the big stuff Set clear expectations Accept responsibility without losing

your power Listen more, talk less (or speak less,

say more) Set limits and boundaries with

consequences you can enforce Confusion is perfectly normal!

Dos

If you go looking for dirt, you will inevitably find it.

They won’t like you sometimes (breathe, you’ll survive it)

Be Consistent…Even when you’re tired…or when they are acting like angels…or they have been brainwashed by their peers…or if they are absolutely horrible

What’s under the carpet?

Homework!

Be proactive, not passive Learn about the teen trends Try to get to know their friends'

parents Get to know their friends before

blaming them for your child's misbehavior

"You are too sensitive"

“Just ignore them” “Because I said so” “Your brother got

straight A's in that class”

“Why would you do something like that”? (or “what were you thinking?”

Be real and direct!Authenticity

Clear Boundaries

Listen without judgment

Confident CompassionHumor

Best Practices

Finding Contentment• “Good judgment comes

from bad experiences”- Dr. Wendy Mogel

• Instill confidence and self-efficacy

• Avoid excess

• Teach children to commit to something and let go of another

• Reciprocal feedback

Thank You!

Fred Peipman, PhD Clinical Therapist

drfred@openskywilderness.com