# I Mustache Mark a Question: School Stress, Teenage Values and Communication Breakdowns Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/parenting-today-s-teens-297702/i-mustache-mark-a-question-school-stress-teenage-values-and-communication-breakdowns Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/parenting-today-s-teens-297702/i-mustache-mark-a-question-school-stress-teenage-values-and-communication-breakdowns.md Podcast: [Parenting Today's Teens](https://stenobird.com/podcast/parenting-today-s-teens-297702) Published: 2026-07-03T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://redcircle.com/shows/parenting-todays-teens Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/23670129-6bc4-48de-9141-fcdd919c7fb3.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/parenting-today-s-teens-297702/episodes/i-mustache-mark-a-question-school-stress-teenage-values-and-communication-breakdowns Duration seconds: 1845 ## Resource In this week's Q&A episode, Mark dives into some more tough questions parents are facing with their teens right now. He talks through practical ways to support a daughter struggling in school and experiencing anxiety, and how to help an unmotivated college student who’s stepped back from faith. Mark also unpacks what to do if your teenager refuses to communicate with an overseas parent, and how to sensitively address the discovery of pornography on an eighth grader’s phone. Throughout the episode, Mark keeps the focus on having compassion, healthy boundaries and responding in ways that build lasting connections with your teen. Courtney's Corner: Questions to Reflect On Are you easily manipulated by your teen? What beliefs are you willing to risk your relationship over? Would your child describe your love as conditional or unconditional? Have a question for Mark? Ask it here: markgregston.com ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/parenting-today-s-teens-297702/episodes/i-mustache-mark-a-question-school-stress-teenage-values-and-communication-breakdowns/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/parenting-today-s-teens-297702/i-mustache-mark-a-question-school-stress-teenage-values-and-communication-breakdowns.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.