Parenting in the Third Stage: From Holding Hands to Holding Space
One minute you’re holding their hand … the next, they’re headed in the opposite direction, and you’re standing at the intersection, staring at a road sign announcing you have a teenager. Parenting in the Third Stage is your guide to pivoting when the old parenting map no longer works, and your teen is forging a path of their own. This guide is a hands-on, heart-centered journal packed with insights to help you reconnect when your teen pulls away, communicate when words don’t come easily, and show up bravely, calmly, and consistently. Inside, you’ll find: • dozens of weekly tools grounded in adolescent brain science, emotional regulation, and values-based parenting; • simple daily prompts to help you pause, reflect, and put ideas into action; • blueprints to communicate with clarity, empathy, and confidence. If you’ve ever thought, “Wait, where did my kid go?” or “I just want us to feel close again,” this journal is for you. Let this guide be your GPS for the wild turns and unexpected detours of raising a teen, so you can reconnect, regroup, and walk beside them with courage, no matter where the road leads.
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Parenting in the Third Stage: From Holding Hands to Holding Space
One minute you’re holding their hand … the next, they’re headed in the opposite direction, and you’re standing at the intersection, staring at a road sign announcing you have a teenager. Parenting in the Third Stage is your guide to pivoting when the old parenting map no longer works, and your teen is forging a path of their own. This guide is a hands-on, heart-centered journal packed with insights to help you reconnect when your teen pulls away, communicate when words don’t come easily, and show up bravely, calmly, and consistently. Inside, you’ll find: • dozens of weekly tools grounded in adolescent brain science, emotional regulation, and values-based parenting; • simple daily prompts to help you pause, reflect, and put ideas into action; • blueprints to communicate with clarity, empathy, and confidence. If you’ve ever thought, “Wait, where did my kid go?” or “I just want us to feel close again,” this journal is for you. Let this guide be your GPS for the wild turns and unexpected detours of raising a teen, so you can reconnect, regroup, and walk beside them with courage, no matter where the road leads.
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Parenting in the Third Stage: From Holding Hands to Holding Space

Parenting in the Third Stage: From Holding Hands to Holding Space

by Ashley Radzat
Parenting in the Third Stage: From Holding Hands to Holding Space
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Parenting in the Third Stage: From Holding Hands to Holding Space

Parenting in the Third Stage: From Holding Hands to Holding Space

by Ashley Radzat

Overview

One minute you’re holding their hand … the next, they’re headed in the opposite direction, and you’re standing at the intersection, staring at a road sign announcing you have a teenager. Parenting in the Third Stage is your guide to pivoting when the old parenting map no longer works, and your teen is forging a path of their own. This guide is a hands-on, heart-centered journal packed with insights to help you reconnect when your teen pulls away, communicate when words don’t come easily, and show up bravely, calmly, and consistently. Inside, you’ll find: • dozens of weekly tools grounded in adolescent brain science, emotional regulation, and values-based parenting; • simple daily prompts to help you pause, reflect, and put ideas into action; • blueprints to communicate with clarity, empathy, and confidence. If you’ve ever thought, “Wait, where did my kid go?” or “I just want us to feel close again,” this journal is for you. Let this guide be your GPS for the wild turns and unexpected detours of raising a teen, so you can reconnect, regroup, and walk beside them with courage, no matter where the road leads.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798765264591
Publisher: Balboa Press
Publication date: 08/05/2025
Pages: 384
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.85(d)

About the Author

Ashley Radzat, MCLC, CA Certified Wellness Coach, is a parenting expert, educator, and teen coach with over 20 years of experience helping families navigate the challenges of raising teenagers. A former classroom teacher, Ashley brings a deep understanding of child and adolescent development into her coaching. She specializes in teen brain development, emotional resilience, and parent-teen communication—equipping parents with practical, research-backed tools to strengthen relationships without constant conflict.
As a Master Certified Life Coach, California-Certified Wellness Coach, and Positive Discipline-trained educator, Ashley provides parents with effective, non-punitive strategies to foster trust, cooperation, and independence in their teens. Through her coaching, workshops, and consulting, she has helped thousands of families shift from frustration to connection—building stronger, healthier relationships with their teens.

When she’s not coaching parents or leading workshops, she is guiding her adult children, traveling the world, and constantly educating herself in the ever-evolving language of today’s teens.

Learn more at www.radzatconsulting.com.
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