Between Us Parents is built on peer-reviewed research, documented clinical frameworks, and real parent data. This is the public record.
Caleb Adu, LCSW-C is a licensed clinical social worker and father of teens. LCSW-C is the highest clinical licensure in social work — it requires a master's degree, supervised clinical hours, and a national licensing exam.
Between Us Parents is not a parenting blog. It is a clinical product built by a licensed practitioner who synthesizes peer-reviewed research into tools parents can use tonight.
The credential is not a decoration. It is the reason the research is interpreted correctly.
The core finding that drives everything at Between Us Parents comes from a 2024 report by the National Center for Health Statistics.
93% of parents report that their teen has adequate emotional support. 59% of teens agree.
That 34-point gap is not an outlier finding. It is a structural pattern — documented, replicated, and largely invisible to the parents inside it.
This is the gap Between Us Parents was built to close.
Every product in the Between Us Parents catalog is grounded in at least one of the following peer-reviewed sources or documented clinical frameworks.
| Source | Year | Finding | Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luthar & Ciciolla, Arizona State University | Developmental Psychology (peer-reviewed) | Maternal stress peaks when children are 10 — more than during infancy or older teen years. | Validates the tween years as the highest-leverage intervention window. |
| National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) | 2024 | 93% of parents vs. 59% of teens report adequate emotional support — a 34-point perception gap. | Core founding research for the LSR framework and the BUP product catalog. |
| Bowlby, J. — Attachment Theory | Established framework | Secure attachment in adolescence depends on consistent parental availability and repair after rupture. | Clinical foundation for the Repair step in the LSR framework. |
| Siegel, D.J. — Interpersonal Neurobiology | Established framework | Adolescent brain development requires co-regulation before self-regulation is possible. | Clinical basis for the Listen and See steps — why presence precedes correction. |
Every script, workbook, and conversation tool in the Between Us Parents catalog starts here — with a verified source, a clinical framework, and a real parent moment.