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Tuned In Parenting for Teens

Parents of sensitive adolescents, ages 12 to 18

The connection didn’t disappear. It just changed shape — and you can learn the new language.

What this course is

Parenting a sensitive teenager can feel like the rules changed overnight. The closeness you once had now comes with closed doors, big reactions, and a nervous system going through one of the most intense rewirings of human life.

This course takes everything we know about the sensitive child and adapts it for adolescence — the developing teen brain, identity and shame, boundaries that respect their growing autonomy, and how to stay connected through the disconnection. You’ll learn to be the steady, regulated presence your teen still needs, even when they push you away.

Who it's for

  • Parents of sensitive teens and tweens ages 12 to 18
  • Families navigating moodiness, withdrawal, anxiety, or intensity
  • Parents who want to stay close without controlling
  • Anyone who feels they’ve "lost" the connection and wants it back

What you'll walk away with

  • A real understanding of the adolescent brain and sensitive nervous system
  • Tools to stay regulated when your teen is dysregulated
  • Boundaries that respect autonomy and still keep them safe
  • Ways to repair ruptures and rebuild trust
  • A relationship that can carry both of you into adulthood

How the journey unfolds

A path designed to meet you where you are.

  1. 1

    Understand

    Begin with what makes your sensitive teen tick — the adolescent brain, the nervous system under construction, and why their reactions are bigger now.

  2. 2

    Reset

    Look honestly at who you are as the parent of a teenager: your fears, your patterns, and the shift from managing to guiding.

  3. 3

    Connect

    Practice the skills that keep you close — loving boundaries, repair after conflict, supporting them in the world, and building the village around your family.

The full curriculum

10 modules

  1. 1
    Understanding Your Sensitive Teen
  2. 2
    The Adolescent Brain & Nervous System
  3. 3
    Who You Are as the Parent of a Teenager
  4. 4
    Knowing Your Sensitive Teen
  5. 5
    Shame, Identity & the Teen Years
  6. 6
    Loving Boundaries with a Teenager
  7. 7
    Connection Across the Disconnection
  8. 8
    The Sensitive Teen at School & in the World
  9. 9
    Building Your Village
  10. 10
    Raising a Thriving Sensitive Teen

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