You Got Green on the Teen Signal Check. Keep Paying Attention
A social worker asked Chris Coulter if he could guarantee Teen Signal Check results. He can’t, and nobody honest can. This post explains what a green result means for parents of teens: what you noticed, on one day, didn’t raise concern. Kids move, and teen mood changes can show up later. Learn when to worry, why to keep paying attention, and how to check again as part of the Road to 100k.
I Used to Judge Parents Who Lost a Child to Suicide
When a parent loses a child to suicide, people quietly judge. Chris Coulter used to as well, before he became one of those parents. After more than 3,000 conversations with families of struggling teens, he has found almost no common thread in who they are: married or divorced, rich or broke, every faith and background. What the kids shared was feeling more alone than supported.
Know Your Child's Normal Well Enough to See When It Changes
Your teenager is quieter. Their sleep has changed. Conversations are shorter. Every item on that list also describes a perfectly normal fifteen-year-old, which is why parents explain it away. Chris Coulter on the difference between teenage moodiness and something worth attention, the six questions that separate a bad week from a pattern, and why knowing your child's baseline matters more than knowing the warning signs.
If I Could Speak to the Father I Was in 2015
Eleven years after losing his 14-year-old daughter Maddie, Chris Coulter writes a letter to the father he was in early 2015. What he would tell him about "fine," about quiet, about staying one question longer. What that father got right. What he couldn't have known, because nobody teaches parents what to look for. For every parent carrying guilt, and every parent with a teenager home tonight: grace.
Maddie Never Got to Be 26. This Is Her Legacy
Maddie would have been 26 today. Twelve birthdays without her. The Teen Signal Check she inspired has now been taken by more than 10,000 parents. 48% had their instincts confirmed. This is about silence, awareness, and the window parents have before worry becomes crisis. Three minutes tonight could change what happens next.
The Feeling I Wish I Had Trusted Before I Lost My Daughter
48% of parents who took the Teen Signal Check discovered their teen needed more attention than they realised. 52% Green. 30% Yellow. 18% Red. Three minutes. 14 questions. Built by a father who missed the signs and spent everything he had since making sure other parents don't. Free at thementorwell.com.