Teen Savvy Coaching with Samantha Straub

10/30/2025

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝘃𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝘂𝗯? 👀

It’s not another Facebook group full of highlight reels. It’s real talk for parents of real teens — the kind of honest, judgment-free conversations you won’t find on social media.

𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳:
💬 Parenting siblings with totally different needs.
💬 What to do when you don’t like your teen’s friends (or their significant other).
💬 How to help an anxious teen without feeding their anxiety.
💬 Balancing accountability and compassion when school stress hits.
💬 Handling underage substance use and other scary surprises.

These are the conversations that matter — the ones that help you parent with more calm, confidence, and connection. 💛

✨ Want in? The waitlist for the Teen Savvy Parent Hub is open now! Click the link in bio to join.

🌟 Sam Straub – Teen Savvy Coaching
🦋 Parenting Coach for Parents of Teens + Tweens
💬 Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
📚 Empowering Parents to Raise Thriving Teens
🌐 Visit https://vist.ly/4c9sf
✉️ Email sam@teensavvycoaching.com
🆓 DM “LOVED” for my free guide to turn tough teen talks into real connection.

10/28/2025

What happens when your bright, motivated teen suddenly dreads school?

This week on Parenting Shrink Wrapped, we spoke with Rebecca Luhm and Tonya Gardner of Fusion Academy Columbia, a one-to-one school model that’s helping students rediscover confidence and connection through alternative schooling for teens.

Their approach? One size fits one. Classes are individualized, flexible, and mastery-based—offering exactly what many anxious, overextended, or neurodiverse students need.
If your teen’s spark is fading, this episode might be the reset your family needs.
🎧 Listen by link in bio or wherever you get your favorite podcasts.

10/27/2025

Big news! I’m cooking up something special—a Teen Savvy Parent Summit coming in early 2026! It’s going to be a free online event where we talk about the stuff that really matters: raising teens and tweens without losing your sanity (or your sense of humor).

I’m teaming up with experts in psychology, parenting, and life balance to bring you practical tools, a little wisdom, and a lot of “oh thank goodness, it’s not just me.”

Can you do me a quick favor? Help shape the Teen Savvy Parent Summit: Take 60 seconds to answer this two question survey?

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdc1D-uyQRmO19sqCIWee5rGjUY03vUnrZ5D_4Hg5mWRETS-w/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=118138396627388343975

10/27/2025

When school stops working, it doesn’t mean your teen has stopped trying.
In our latest Parenting Shrink Wrapped episode, Melissa and I talked with the team from Fusion Academy, a one-to-one school model designed for teens who don’t thrive in traditional settings.

👉 Hear how their “one size fits one” approach is changing lives—and bringing peace back to families.

🎧 Listen now: link in bio or find Parenting ShrinkWrapped wherever you find your favorite podcasts.

10/27/2025

Annapolis area locals, I’ll be at this event this coming Thursday evening. Please stop by!

Connect with mental health resources, meet a variety of providers, and ask questions.

10/22/2025

📊 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸—𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵.

Some kids shrug them off. Others—especially perfectionists—treat every score like a reflection of who they are.

If your child spirals at the end of a marking period, remind them:
📌 Grades are data, not your destiny.
📌 Stress is temporary, not permanent.
📌 Your value (and theirs) is never up for debate.

When you model calm and compassion, your teen learns that achievement and identity aren’t the same thing.

✨ Want tools to support your child without getting pulled into the spiral yourself? Visit teensavvycoaching.com to book a call today.

🌟 Sam Straub – Teen Savvy Coaching
🦋 Parenting Coach for Parents of Teens + Tweens
💬 Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
📚 Empowering Parents to Raise Thriving Teens
🌐 Visit https://vist.ly/4bdnz
✉️ Email sam@teensavvycoaching.com
🆓 DM “LOVED” for my free guide to turn tough teen talks into real connection.

10/21/2025

Even Halloween is a parenting lesson 🎃

Freedom, boundaries, and candy control—it’s all part of the job.

🎧 Hear the full Parenting Shrink Wrapped episode by my link in bio or wherever you find your favorite podcasts.

10/20/2025

‼️ Attention parents, pediatricians, school counselors, and other providers who get asked about referrals for mental health providers local to the Annapolis, Maryland area!

🔥Stop by week's free mental health provider fair to meet providers IN PERSON all in one spot. Yes--learn about services and meet clinicians and directors from multiple practices in a one-stop-shop.

✅ Come to expand your referral list or ✅ find a provider for yourself or a family member.

🦋 I'll be there with my Teen Savvy Coaching hat on, AND the therapy practice where I work part time, Waypoint Wellness Center, will also be there representing along with a host of other top-notch providers in the area.

Thank to Maria Winters and the Emotional Fitness Studio for bringing this event to fruition.

10/20/2025

Halloween has a funny way of holding up a mirror to our parenting.

When they’re little, it’s all logistics and costumes. By middle school, it’s negotiations about freedom, friends, and appropriateness. And by high school, it’s about knowing when to let go and trust that you’ve laid the groundwork for good decisions.

In this week’s Parenting Shrink Wrapped episode, Dr. Melissa Wellner and I talk about what Halloween reveals about control, connection, and growing up—both for our kids and for us.

🎧 Listen by my link in bio or wherever you find your favorite podcasts.