The Secret to No Drama Holidays with Your Teen
This isn’t another run-of-the-mill generic parenting workshop.
In 60 minutes, you’ll
Learn the 10-minute script that stops your teen from shutting down mid-family-gathering and makes them feel instantly heard.
Decode the silence by understanding their unique wiring so you parent from their perspective, not your own (even when Grandma's asking why they're "on their phone again.")
Learn how to pivot away from the "interrogations" and into conversations they actually want to have, before another holiday dinner turns tense.
Friday, October 23rd at noon Eastern (Virtual)
Stop the Holiday Standoffs. Start Connecting.
You're a Good Parent. You're Trying. So Why Does the Holiday Season Feel So Hard?
You've read the books. You care deeply. But with more togetherness comes more friction, and you're still met with a wall.
You ask about their day, their plans, their friends and get one-word answers or a shoulder shrug, right in front of the whole family.
You see them struggling to sit through another gathering and swoop in with great advice because you love them so much, only for them to instantly shut down.
You feel like you're walking on eggshells all season long, guessing what their silence means, while they stay locked in their room instead of joining everyone else.
Silence isn't always defiance. Often, it's protection. When the whole extended family is around, wrong questions and rushed advice make teens feel even more crowded than usual. Instead of opening up, they retreat further.
You don't need to be a mind reader to get your teen talking this holiday season. You just need a different approach.
Why This Workshop is Different
In this interactive workshop, we'll look past the eye rolls and grunts to lower the emotional temperature in your home, right when more togetherness, more relatives, and more unstructured time together make tension run highest. You'll walk away with practical strategies to build a bridge back to your teen, starting the very same night.
What we’ll cover:
The 10-second ‘Magic Question’
I’ll reveal a simple, powerful question that gives your teen total agency over the conversation. Once you ask it, you’ll both instantly know your roles, the goal of the conversation becomes clear, and your teen will feel safe enough to open up instead of get defensive.
The Main Keys to Get Your Teen Talking
We’ll map out how to stop asking questions you want the answers to, and start asking questions they actually want to answer, so the extra togetherness this season brings you closer instead of further apart.
Decode Their Silence
Your teen isn’t being difficult on purpose. They’re simply wired differently than you. I’ll show you how to communicate with their specific personality so they don’t feel judged by your or anyone else around the table.
This is for you if:
You want real, warm conversations instead of a barrage of questions that don't really get answered, especially with family around.
You want to be the safe place your teen calls first when life gets hard, holidays included.
You want a practical, no-fluff roadmap from someone who has been in the trenches of teen angst and the added stresses around the holiday season.
What Parents Are Saying
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“It was like the veil is lifted. I was seeing her shut down as her being angry, but now I understand she was just trying to avoid further conflict. This was so practical...you can actually use it."
Rachel P.
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“I gained so much insight into the voice in my teen's head. I now understand what motivates him and I'm less anxious myself. I've been able to let a lot of that stuff go."
Stephanie T.
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“This is the closest thing to having a manual to raise teens. It helped me get out of the rabbit hold of worry and understand the root of our struggles. It was so helpful."
L. M.
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“My biggest aha moment was realizing my instinct as a helper to offer advice and solve the problem was being read by my son as mistrust. This gave me the self-awareness to let him go on his own journey."
Shawna
Hi, I’m Becky Funk.
I’m a former educator, Parent Coach, and a recovering perfectionist. I’ve lived the high-stakes world of teen anxiety and chronic illness, and I know exactly how it feels to run a household that feels like it’s running on fumes.
I pair personality insights with the biological reality of the nervous system and practical communication tools to help well-meaning parents like you become the safe place your teen needs.
You want to be the first person your teen comes to when life gets hard, and right now you can’t even figure out how the test went today.
Let’s build that bridge back to your teen and get that connection you want!