DiscoverZen Supermom: The Mental Fitness PodcastEp 167: How to Help Your Kids Get Out of Toxic Friendships Without Taking Over
Ep 167: How to Help Your Kids Get Out of Toxic Friendships Without Taking Over

Ep 167: How to Help Your Kids Get Out of Toxic Friendships Without Taking Over

Update: 2025-11-07
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Your child’s best friend has started crossing lines:
the teasing, the manipulation, the mixed signals... all hidden behind “friendship.”

In this episode of The Zen Supermom Podcast, you’ll learn how to help your kids recognize and step away from toxic friendships without forcing, controlling, or breaking their trust.

You’ll discover: The subtle ways toxic friends blur your child’s boundaries What to say (and what not to say) when they won’t listen How your own emotional patterns influence what they tolerate Why protecting them starts with modeling healthy relationships

This isn’t about blame, it’s about awareness, safety, and empowerment.

Listen now to learn how to protect your kids from toxic friendships by starting with your own healing.

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About the Author:

Alena Gomes Rodrigues is a mommy tantrum specialist and the founder of the Zen Supermom method.


She's definitely NOT a supermom.

But through her own journey as a recovering perfectionist, hyper-achiever, and a 'Momzilla', she discovered the most effective strategy and tools to help busy moms stop yelling at their kids and set & keap healthy boundaries so that they stay calm, at peace, and happy no matter how stressful their life gets.

Want to know HOW? And WHY you can't stop yelling/stressing?

Get the new Yelling Breakthrough here.


Have feedback & comments? Email hi@zensupermom.com


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Ep 167: How to Help Your Kids Get Out of Toxic Friendships Without Taking Over

Ep 167: How to Help Your Kids Get Out of Toxic Friendships Without Taking Over

Alena Gomes Rodrigues