@drrussellledet: Teenagers, a parent who checks on you is not always trying to control you. Sometimes they are trying to protect you from things you do not have enough life experience to see yet. #fyp #explore #teenagers #parenting
I saw one of my daughters friends driving really fast. I told her she was never allowed in the car with him again. Shortly thereafter, the friend was speeding, wrecked and killed the poor passenger teenager in his car and now he’s in prison. My daughter hasn’t questioned my rules since.
2026-09-06 11:07:59
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Hudson :
i actually watched this mom
2026-09-08 16:52:07
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square 1 :
I work with felons. I can tell you one thing they allllll have in common.
2026-09-06 18:09:37
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Anonymous :
I’m a teen and this helped so much. Thank you
2026-09-06 16:05:45
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Nephner :
“They see danger you don’t have enough life experience to recognize”. Yes.🙌 this entire video is everything.
2026-09-06 13:22:50
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L :
I mean it with my whole chest when I say that I have nothing but good intentions when it comes to my babies but these teenage years have really tested me and I sometimes feel so awful about enforcing rules and creating boundaries. I needed to see this as a reminder! I’ll keep asking the questions and keep checking in on these young men I’m raising. Thank you for this. ♥️♥️
2026-09-06 13:43:36
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Shan Katrin :
The parents I thought were cool in high school (not involved, let their kids do whatever they wanted, have parties) were actually just bad parents.
2026-09-10 09:53:18
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Jasmyn :
You just accidentally made me feel like a good mom. And after crying all day yesterday, I needed it!
2026-09-25 12:01:06
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Butifful79 :
I sent this to my teenager so fast!!
2026-10-03 17:10:42
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Tlvly2cute4ya :
Thank you for making this video I sent to my daughter. 🙌🏾
2026-10-03 15:25:56
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magen :
I was a teen who's parents didnt care & it's miraculous that I didn't get into trouble. My kids say I drive them crazy, but they also know i love them & my goals are their safety & their success. My 17 yr old used to say "I don't know" when I'd ask who he was going to be with, so I would tell him he couldn't go - If neither of us knew who he would be with, it was inappropriate for him to be there.
2026-09-06 10:51:47
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Hannah Foarde :
Parent here - this made me cry. Thank you.
2026-10-02 23:56:34
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FIFTHMOVEMENT :
Guardrails are never there to ruin the road, they are there to keep you from going off the edge.
I love that so much bro
2026-09-08 04:00:56
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amylynnvayens :
I worked with at risk youth, I mean kids who have had a lot of trauma in their early years. My son son was calling me at work one day asking to do something, and I said no, I don’t like the kids you’ll be hanging with, those kids give me bad vibes. He hung the phone up on me , and I remember just letting out the irritation of a grumble and I had a kid sitting in my office who was waiting for his noon/ lunch medicine, who I did not see sitting there. That kid looked me straight in the errand said I would give anything for a mom who gave a shit about what I was doing. This kid was in state placement and by the age of ten had been “sold” a few times by his own mom for drugs/money. I still keep in touch with that kid till this day, ♥️. Kids thrive routine and structure , they just don’t understand it at that moment in their lives.
2026-09-07 03:26:08
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Miss.Cutie💖 :
My mom sent me this
2026-09-12 19:35:34
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April Howell :
Thank you for taking the time to make this video! I’m going to share this with my children now!! 🙌🏾🫶🏾
2026-10-03 02:17:41
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Sing16 :
I remember the first time I drove home and I saw a step parent had waited up. I knew I was about to be in trouble, because I wasn’t sober. But I felt so loved for the first time in a long time. I was so happy in that moment
2026-10-02 15:29:13
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jo3 :
I sent this to my son. Will he watch it zero chance
2026-09-07 01:10:51
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TeaOrWhiskey :
she dont know the life I lived pre-mom. Just in case she actually watches.. Im just trying to break curses cuz nobody asked if I was ok, especially when I wasnt ok.
2026-10-02 19:30:17
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curlymama :
parents love you more than themselves. quit acting like we're your enemy
2026-09-08 01:12:50
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luckycharm☘️ :
id send this to my almost 13 year old but shes not allowed social media and she hates me for it
2026-09-07 04:06:31
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KierSummers :
I had a best friend like this growing up. He would get in trouble at school & go to my mom’s office and tell her just so someone could get onto him, show they cared, because his actual “family” didn’t. He ended taking his own life when we were 16. Thank you for speaking on this topic!
2026-09-07 18:16:13
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RevTN :
As someone who could stay gone 3 days before Mom asked Dad if he had seen me…. Trust me, u don’t want that
2026-09-19 13:59:17
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R. J. Ledet, MD, PhD, MBA :
Parent-Teen Questions:
1. When I ask where you are going or who you are with, what do you hear me saying?
2. What is one way I can check on you without making you feel attacked?
3. What boundaries feel protective, and what boundaries feel controlling?
4. What is something you wish I understood about your need for independence?
5. How can we build trust while still keeping you safe?
2026-09-06 03:39:37
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