Click for full show notes, exercises, and word-for-word scripts from this episodeTodd Cartmell is an expert in dealing with difficult teenagers. In his psychology practice he often gets brought in to handle the really difficult teens and kids.So it makes sense that the interview really focused on how to get control of a difficult teenager. But what surprised me a bit was a quote Todd Cartmell revealed early on during the interview. It was from John Maxwell originally: "You've got to connect before you can redirect."And I realized after the interview that this quote is exactly what we did during the episode. Todd Cartmell showed me how to first connect with a difficult teen or child and then how to redirect their difficult behavior systematically.It's a brilliant approach and Todd Cartmell speaks with so much wisdom and authority on the subject since he has dealt with so many difficult kids in his therapy practice every day and has written FIVE BOOKS on parenting.His latest book, 8 Simple Tools for Raising Great Kids, is really superb.In this episode he goes into extreme detail, revealing additional specifics and strategies not found in the book. Todd Cartmell explains the in's and out's of his exceptional method for handling difficult teenagers and children of all ages during this episode.