This lesson introduces your trainers, Dr. Kristin Daley and Dr. Ryan Page, and their perspective on the challenges that occur in parenting teens.

Emotional skills have some key areas, which make up the four domains of DBT. Drs. Daley and Page introduce the domains and how they affect emotional wellbeing.

Dialectics are about shifts in perspective. In order to change perspective, it is essential that we utilize these agreements as a framework to viewing ourselves and our kids.

Everyone has their own set of stories. We tell ourselves stories about who we are, and what has happened in our lives. In relationships, we have to back away from our perspective, and try to understand the perspectives of others.

Dialectics push us to move out of black/white and right/wrong perspectives to learning to see the grey or middle ground. Drs. Daley and Page will demonstrate specific steps to acting dialectically.

There are some common thinking errors that many people experience that can amplify negative emotions. Drs. Daley and Page go through the most common ones experienced by parents and teens.

Dialectics demonstrate that even opposite views can make sense if you pull perspective back far enough. Between parents and teens, there are some key sources of dialectical dilemmas. Drs. Daley and Page will process how to apply dialectical thinking to these areas.

Mood swings? Erratic behavior? Changing appearance or friends with high frequency? It can be hard to see what is normal teen behavior versus when parents should be concerned. Drs. Daley and Page work to create some good guidelines.

One of the key skills that every parent needs is to be able to deescalate conflict once it has started. Teens have emotions that escalate quickly, and parents can feel held hostage by emotional meltdowns. Validation skills help parents reduce emotional intensity.

How can you get your teen (or yourself) to do what is needed? Drs. Daley and Page will teach you the principles of behaviorism, with guidance on how to apply these principles effectively.

Drs. Daley and Page introduce interpersonal effectiveness skills, and how to communicate more effectively in all types of situations.

When relationships are the priority, GIVE skills are the communication tools that are needed. These skills protect the sense of connection in relationships, especially when there has been conflict.

Assertive communication is a skill, and DEAR MAN is the structure to this skill. Drs. Daley and Page will go through specific steps and prompt how parents can practice assertive communication in different contexts.

Do you apologize excessively? Have trouble saying, “No?” FAST Skills are used to express self respect, and can support building self confidence for parents.

Now that you have learned the structure for assertive communication, how do you apply these skills when the stakes feel high? Drs. Daley and Page will go through the factors that can influence successful communication.

Emotions strongly influence interpersonal relationships, especially when there has been conflict. THINK skills allow for you to take a step back, and recognize non-dialectical thoughts that may be worsening conflict, and how to repair relationship ruptures.

Drs. Daley and Page review the Interpersonal Effectiveness skills. and encourage levels of practice to strengthen communication and relationships.

Distress Tolerance skills allow people to manage intense emotions without acting impulsively.

ACCEPTS Skills focus on ways to change thinking about distressing experiences.

SOOTHE Skills utilize sensory information to reduce intensity of negative emotions.

IMPROVE skills teach new ways to move forward from distressing emotions, rather than allowing them to overtake individuals.

Emotions have action urges, and the pros and cons skill assess the benefits and costs of acting on emotions.

Intense negative emotions require intense action, and TIPP skills provide the appropriate intervention to bring rational brain back.

Acceptance is harder than it sounds, yet is critical to managing intense emotions. DBT Skills create greater access to the capacity to accept reality.

Impulsive action is willful action, and willingness introduces specific ways that skills can be emphasized over impulses.

Tolerating distress can come through utilization of multiple skills and practicing them in context.

Emotion Regulation skills teach us how to maximize the opportunity to feel great, and reduce the experience of negative emotions.

Humans are hard-wired to experience emotions. This lesson covers the function of emotions, and the reason why we understanding emotions is essential.

There are a few key self-concepts that allow for increased experience of positive emotions. Feeling good can be as simple as ABC.

Our emotional wellbeing is directly impacted by our physical wellbeing. PLEASE provides a framework with which we can attend to our physical vulnerabilities to negative emotions.

Emotions vary in intensity and people need to practice their awareness of the changes in emotional intensity they experience. The Wave skill provides a way to tune into these changes.

Emotions are triggered by specific experiences, and it is essential to check that the emotion experienced matches the facts of the situation.

Emotions are triggered by specific experiences, and it is essential to check that the emotion experienced matches the facts of the situation.

Emotion Regulation skills enable people to experience emotions without being limited by them, and provide the opportunity to optimize positive emotions.