Today, Mike Wilson, podcast host of “Making After School Cool” of the Harris County Department of Education in Houston, Texas and I discuss parenting teenagers and how we, at times, have to step in to support them and establish boundaries and how, at other times, we have to step back and give them their independence. He offers an example of how he shows his care each day with a morning and bedtime ritual that his teens’ clearly treasure. We have a very special animal spirit guide this week from the Native American animal totem tradition. And we set some important social and emotional goals for the week. Check it out or better yet use it to start your learning day with your family!

Here’s this week’s Mindful Monday…