Parenting teens and young adults
Who's In the Driver's Seat?
A 15-part video series from Dr. Peter Robbins and Rev. Doug Haag on getting back into the driver’s seat with teens and young adults.
For over 20 years Dr. Peter Robbins and Rev. Doug Haag have been teaching parents how to get back in control of their teens. This popular series is available on demand for parents who want practical, direct help.
In this provocative seven-week series, you will discover your teen's personality as well as your parenting style. You will learn about the three kidnappers of our teens, what to let go of, what to hold onto, and how to protect your teen through changing stages of adolescence.
Once you complete this series, the goal is to feel more in control and confident. Pastor Doug Haag and Dr. Peter Robbins bring decades of combined parenting experience to help you get back into the driver's seat with your teen.
15-part video series
The full practical parenting sequence is embedded below in order.
Week One: Discovering Your Teen's Personality, Part 1
Did you know you may be living in a zoo? Discover four personality styles and begin identifying which one describes your child.
Week One: Discovering Your Teen's Personality, Part 2
Continue learning the four personality styles and how they shape your parenting approach.
Week Two: Four Parenting Styles, Part 1
Now that you have discovered your child's personality style, find out your parenting style and which one works best with your teen.
Week Two: Four Parenting Styles, Part 2
Rev. Doug Haag continues explaining parenting styles and how to move toward a more productive approach.
Week Three: The Three Kidnappers of Our Teens, Part 1
Dr. Robbins teaches how to ride the teenage roller coaster and how to know what to release and what to hold onto.
Week Three: The Three Kidnappers of Our Teens, Part 2
Continue learning the forces that can pull teens off track and what parents can do about it.
Week Four: 7 Tips for Early and Middle Adolescence, Part 1
Your kids are changing and so must your parenting tools. Dr. Robbins shares practical tools for early and middle adolescence.
Week Four: 7 Tips for Early and Middle Adolescence, Part 2
Continue the practical tools for parenting early and middle adolescence.
Week Five: 5 Essential Tools for Late Adolescence, Part 1
As teens move into late adolescence and early adulthood, your parenting approach must change as well.
Week Five: 5 Essential Tools for Late Adolescence, Part 2
Continue the transition tools for parenting late adolescence and emerging adults.
Week Six: Connecting With Your Teen, Part 1
Speaking the truth in love: communication tools that can help your teen listen and receive what they need to know.
Week Six: Certifying Your Communication, Part 2
Learn why communication can blow up despite good intentions, and how to make sure your teen receives the message.
Week Seven: Limit Setting and Discipline, Part 1
Rev. Doug Haag explains the difference between punishment and discipline and introduces practical limit setting.
Week Seven: Limit Setting and Discipline, Part 2
Continue learning the levels of discipline and how to use them at the proper time.
Bonus Session: Using Structure to Improve School Performance
Poor school performance can send children into a tailspin. Rev. Doug Haag teaches how to create structure that helps teens succeed with homework.
Session handouts and tools
Companion handbooks, surveys, and parent tools for the sessions.