Stop stressing about your teen’s phone. Start getting through to them.
A self-paced course for parents ready to have real conversations about social media without the fights, bans, or fear tactics.
How many times have you been here?
It’s a Thursday afternoon and your teen is at the kitchen table, texting instead of doing their homework.
That night, you sit down to dinner and ask them how their day was. “Huh?” they respond, while scrolling Instagram.
Later, you’re heading to bed and you hear laughter coming from their room. You peek your head in and they’re laying in bed, phone six inches from their face.
You’ve had enough. It breaks your heart to think your teen is so dependent on their phone. You walk in and take it from them, their phone use is out of control.
“That’s it,” you say impulsively. “No phone for a week.”
The issue isn’t your teen’s phone. It’s that most of the advice out there gives two options: full ban or full surrender. And if you know a teen, you know neither one actually works.
I’m here to help you have successful, meaningful conversations with your teen about navigating the digital world, and avoid imposing unrealistic rules (or throwing their phone out the window).
It doesn’t have to be this way.
There is another way
Navigating your teen’s phone use can feel like wandering through the fire swamp (Princess Bride reference, anyone?). In this case, you’re running into sexting, bad-acting influencers, and days lost to mindless scrolling (you might actually prefer the rodents of unusual size).
This course centers a realistic, balanced approach that actually gets your teen involved—which is exactly what’s missing from almost every other conversation about teens and technology.
What you get
The exact framework to partner with your teen and create boundaries that stick, without the battles.
❌ No shame
❌ No bans
❌ No fear tactics
Just practical guidance about how to create boundaries, build skills that last a lifetime, and identify risks that make an impact on teens’ mental health.
What’s Included
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6 engaging video lessons
These videos will provide the mindset and strategies you need to help your teen be safer and more thoughtful online.
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Parent/teen workbook
A 30 page workbook that includes conversation starters, journal prompts, and helpful strategies for parents and teens to work through together.
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Evidence-based resource list
Access to all the research cited throughout the course, plus additional reading for continued learning.
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Lifetime access
Maintain access to all of the course materials for life and receive future revisions to the materials as content is updated or evolves.
What You’ll Learn
Reframe How You Think About Social Media
Shift from fear-based to evidence-based. Discover the three approaches parents take towards technology, understand why your teen’s draw towards social media actually supports normal adolescent development, and learn practical risk-reduction strategies that work in the real world.
Lesson 01
How to Start (or Continue) the Conversation
Learn how to bridge the digital divide by getting genuinely curious about your teen's online world. You'll get specific question frameworks for exploring their social media use without triggering defensiveness—plus practical ways to actually try the platforms they love.
Lesson 02
Lesson 03
Identify and Incorporate Values
Build a shared foundation for your family’s digital life. You and your teen will each identify your core values and explore where they overlap, giving you both a compass for navigating digital decisions together.
All About Boundaries
Learn how to set realistic, collaborative boundaries that actually stick. We'll cover everything from feed curation to practical privacy settings to the monitoring debate, including the pros, cons, and surprising research on surveillance apps, and how to build trust-based systems that work better than any app.
Lesson 04
Social Media and Relationships (Parts 1 and 2)
Understand how social media has fundamentally changed teen friendships and dating, and how to help your teen navigate both. There was so much here that it became two modules!
Lesson 05
Real Risks and Warning Signs
Learn to separate media hype from genuine concerns. Learn the real research on social media’s impact on body image, sleep, and mental health, and most importantly, the actual warning signs that mean it’s time to get professional support.
Lesson 06
Meet Kaleigh
The teen expert in your corner for every digital dilemma.
Kaleigh Cornelison is a licensed clinical social worker who has spent 15+ years working with teens and the adults who care about them.
She's not just another expert spouting theory from the sidelines, she:
taught digital citizenship and healthy social media use to teens from middle school through college
developed a nationally implemented curriculum on adolescent social and emotional well-being
has trained thousands of parents and professionals across the country with her engaging workshops
What sets Kaleigh apart? A realistic both/and approach that honors both the challenges and the joys of the teen years. No fear-mongering, no unrealistic expectations. Just practical guidance from someone who genuinely gets what you and your teen are going through.
Don’t Take My Word for It…
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Note: You’ll be prompted to create an account to access the course and then you’ll be directed to payment.
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There are 6 video lessons plus a short introduction and conclusion. The total watch time is a little less than 3.5 hours. Each of the 6 lessons are designed to be viewed individually and range from 13-36 minutes each. After each video you’re prompted to pause and complete the workbook pages for that section of the course. The total amount of time to go through the whole course is dependent on how much time you take completing the workbook prompts with your teen. I would encourage you to complete it at your own pace. Watch one lesson and do the workbook over the course of a week, a month, or whatever timeframe works for your family.
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The content includes recorded video lessons for parents and a PDF workbook for parents and teens to do together. The workbook comes as a fillable PDF that you can complete digitally or print and complete by hand.
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Your access never expires - keep access to the materials forever and also receive any future updates to the content.
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The information and workbook prompts are the best fit for parents of teens ages 13-17 or for parents of pre-teens hoping to get a jump start on these conversations.
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The both/and approach is how I see social media - that it can both be harmful and there’s more to the story. Social media is a tool - it all depends on how we use it and how we support the teens in our lives to use it. Very few things in life are truly black and white. The both/and approach recognizes shades of gray and helps you see both the risks and the rewards of teen social media use.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Even if your teen won’t participate in the workbook activities, this course is still extremely valuable for parents to gain a helpful mindset and strategies to use with their teen(s). Plus you can easily sneak some of the workbook prompts into everyday conversation.
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Yes! Even better. Taking this course before your teen is on social media will prepare you to have the important conversations and set healthy boundaries together in advance.
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It’s definitely not too late! The course will help you reset and reframe the social media conversation even if you’re already having challenges around these topics with your teen.
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That’s ok! But also, this course is probably not for you. I believe in every family’s right to choose how to approach this topic. If you don’t agree with the approach I’m proposing, I support your right to choose.