Teen Whisperer Podcast: Understanding Behavioural Messages in Girls

Why Phone Battles Miss What's Really Going On: Understanding Girls' Mental Health and Behaviour

Rach Friedli - Girls Mental Health & Behaviour Specialist Episode 67

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If screens are the biggest fight in your house and conversations about phones end in shutdown or silence, this episode is for you. 

I dive deep into girls mental health and adolescent behaviour to uncover why phone battles often miss the real issues underneath. 

Rather than banning phones, I explore how behavioural messages manifest through freeze responses and why phones become an important coping mechanism for overwhelmed girls.

Learn why phone detoxes can backfire, how freeze behaviour shows up as avoidance or withdrawal, and what screens are doing for her nervous system. 

I'll share practical parenting support strategies to reduce tech battles without power struggles and reveal one simple mother-daughter activity that builds safety without forced conversation.

This body-first approach helps mums understand the root causes of behaviour and fosters connection, not control. Tune in to shift your perspective and improve your mother daughter relationship by responding with insight rather than frustration.

Join my free webinar, “Become Your Own Teen Whisperer,” and discover how to reach your daughter when she shuts down.

Want to talk it through? Book a free chat - sometimes just saying it out loud is the first step.

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See you next time! 💛