Keeping the Well in Well-thy

Keeping the Well in Well-thy


Parenting Teenagers on Friends, Foes, and Fears with Rosalind Wiseman (Ep. 15)

March 23, 2023

Calling all parents!! 


Have you ever felt overwhelmed or frustrated with your children? Have you ever felt like they struggle with conflict among family or friends? In this day and age, there is a rise in behavioral issues that are linked to digital etiquette and safety that we want to help walk you through to create a more understanding environment for your children.


In this episode, Barbara Archer is joined by Rosalind Wiseman, a multiple New York Times bestselling author whose publications include Queen Bees and Wannabees, Helping your Daughter Survive, Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World. Rosalind has produced a social and emotional learning curriculum and co-founded Cultures of Dignity, an organization that partners with communities to reimagine how to bring dignity and social and emotional learning to all. She is here to offer her best parenting tips and tricks to get you through those tough stages, even when you feel like nothing will get through to them.  


Barbara and Rosalind discuss: 


  • How to change your mindset on attentive listening with your children
  • The importance of validating other people’s feelings when resolving conflict 
  • How children of varying ages cope with behavioral differences based on their maturity levels
  • And more

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About our Guest: 


Rosalind Wiseman challenges us to understand the power of dignity and social dynamics to build courage, connection, and community.


In September 2022, Rosalind and co-author Shanterra McBride published Courageous Discomfort: How to have Brave, Life-Changing Conversations about Race and Racism by Chronicle Books.   


She is a multiple New York Times bestselling author whose publications include Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World—that was the basis for the movie Mean Girls, and Masterminds & Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World, which was awarded Best Parenting Book by Books for a Better Life. She is also the co-author of the Distance Learning Playbook for Parents: How to Support Your Child’s Academic, Emotional, and Social Learning in any Setting and Owning Up; a social and emotional learning curriculum. 


Rosalind is the co-founder of Cultures of Dignity an organization that partners with communities to reimagine how to bring dignity and social and emotional learning to all. 


She has been profiled in or written for The New York Times, TIME, and the Washington Post among others, and appeared on the Today Show, CNN, Good Morning America, and National Public Radio. She has spoken to audiences throughout the United States and abroad including South by Southwest, Microsoft, UBS Bank, The Royal Society for the Arts, the Association for the Advancement of International Education, the Game Developers Conference, the American Association of School Administrators, and at the White House many times across administrations. 


Rosalind is a native of Washington DC and spent most of her life there. She now lives in Boulder Colorado.


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