Dr. Cam, The Teen Translator

is an adolescent psychologist, parenting expert, TEDx speaker, and host of the Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam podcast. She is sought after for her expertise in teen development, parent-teen communication, emotional regulation, and helping families navigate adolescence with more calm, clarity, and connection.

Rather than offering quick-fix tactics or fear-based discipline, Dr. Cam blends developmental science, adolescent brain research, real family dynamics, and practical “in-the-moment” scripts to help parents build strong relationships and steady influence—without power struggles, shame, or walking on eggshells.

With over two decades of experience supporting teens and families, Dr. Cam has helped thousands of parents reduce conflict, rebuild trust, and guide their teens toward responsibility and resilience—while protecting the relationship that matters most.

Adolescence is a whirlwind of change—which is why what worked yesterday can fall flat today. Communication gets messy. Tempers flare. Everyone feels like they’s speaking a different language.

This stage isn’t won through tighter rules, louder lectures, or “bigger consequences.”

It’s built through relationship, connection, and steady leadership—because connection is what gives you influence when things get hard.

When you learn to look underneath the behavior (instead of just trying to stop it), you start responding differently. And that’s when the cycle changes:
less power struggle, more cooperation
less walking on eggshells, more trust
less reacting, more confidence

I like to think of teens as butterflies—mid-metamorphosis. They’re not “turning into problems.” They’re becoming an adult. With the right guidance and support, they come out of this stage stronger, more capable, and more themselves.

And you?
You come out of it as the kind of parent who knows how to lead—without losing the relationship.