Founded by Research Psychologist Andy Earle, we use science to help parents learn how to build healthier relationships with their teen. Our mission is to bridge the gap between research and those who could utilize it most. Bringing together experts from around the globe to share strategies for talking to teens about difficult topics like drug and alcohol use, rebellion, and sex.

After years doing research in academia on how parents can communicate more effectively with their teens, Andy Earle realized the information wasn’t getting to the people who needed it the most: parents of teens! Instead, his lab’s findings were read by other academics and researchers. It was important work, but he knew more could be done. To solve this information gap, Andy created the e-learning company Talking to Teens to provide parents with information, strategies, scripts, and hacks for what to say and do in a variety of situations to help parents mitigate their teens’ risky behavior.

After years of academic research, I realized the findings weren’t getting to the people who need it most. I started my company to bridge the knowledge gap on how to effectively communicate with teens.