| Teens |
Tips for Parents:
-Set reasonable limits with teens; give them room
to develop autonomy, but KNOW about their lives.
Know their friends.
-Spend time DAILY with your teens; ask specific
questions about their lives.
-Respect their need for privacy, but don't exclude
yourself completely from their world-they are still
living IN YOUR HOUSE.
-Make sure that BOTH parents are involved in
teens life. Dad is critical during the teen years. If
Dad isn't available, find a psychologically healthy
male role model for your teen.
-Eat dinner together more often
-Hold weekly, or monthly family meetings to
include discussions around conflicts, schedules
and family activities.
-Set reasonable limits with teens; give them room
to develop autonomy, but KNOW about their lives.
Know their friends.
-Spend time DAILY with your teens; ask specific
questions about their lives.
-Respect their need for privacy, but don't exclude
yourself completely from their world-they are still
living IN YOUR HOUSE.
-Make sure that BOTH parents are involved in
teens life. Dad is critical during the teen years. If
Dad isn't available, find a psychologically healthy
male role model for your teen.
-Eat dinner together more often
-Hold weekly, or monthly family meetings to
include discussions around conflicts, schedules
and family activities.
Tips for Teens:
-If you want freedom, ask for it and show you
deserve it.
-You will be happier if you can learn to tell your
parents how you feel, and what you want from
them.
-Begin to see your life as a business. Plan your
life, set goals, be responsible about your
decisions. Every business leader needs help from
time to time...learn to ask for help.
-Choose your friends carefully. Are they really who
you want in your life? Can you trust them?
-Develop healthy habits-eating and exercise. Stay
busy doing things that make you feel good about
yourself.
-If you want freedom, ask for it and show you
deserve it.
-You will be happier if you can learn to tell your
parents how you feel, and what you want from
them.
-Begin to see your life as a business. Plan your
life, set goals, be responsible about your
decisions. Every business leader needs help from
time to time...learn to ask for help.
-Choose your friends carefully. Are they really who
you want in your life? Can you trust them?
-Develop healthy habits-eating and exercise. Stay
busy doing things that make you feel good about
yourself.
Living "As One Family" can be
difficult during the teen years....
Parents often find that their children
grow remote, quiet, and pensive during
the teen years. It sometimes feels like
they have their own apartment sublet
from the rest of the house-indifferent to
goings-on in family life, and often
requesting exclusion from family events.
Parents struggle with how to bring their
teen back into the fold of the family
system.
Don't worry. They'll return. Hopefully, a
little more wise, loving and sure-footed
about their life. With a little help, and
some education about their
development, you'll be able to quietly,
and openly support their journey.
difficult during the teen years....
Parents often find that their children
grow remote, quiet, and pensive during
the teen years. It sometimes feels like
they have their own apartment sublet
from the rest of the house-indifferent to
goings-on in family life, and often
requesting exclusion from family events.
Parents struggle with how to bring their
teen back into the fold of the family
system.
Don't worry. They'll return. Hopefully, a
little more wise, loving and sure-footed
about their life. With a little help, and
some education about their
development, you'll be able to quietly,
and openly support their journey.
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