The following are some tips for parents to help keep children and pre-teens on track and out of trouble as they grow into teenagers:
- There should be structure in the household, including chores and dinner time.
- Avoid permissive parenting. (more…)
Parents have far more influence over their teens behavior than they think, they just have to realize their power and use it wisely, which means being consistent and unemotional or responsive rather than reactionary. If a parent is “uncomfortable” with certain aspects of their relationship with their teen or some of the teen’s behaviors and attitude then something must change. Parents need to “check in” with themselves and ask, “How do I feel about this?” or “Am I comfortable with this?” or “Does this feel right?”. (more…)
Thank you for visiting Adolescent Behavioral Consulting’s free parenting resource blog. Information included in this blog will be written for parents with children from pre-teens to young adults.
Parenting any age child is challenging and the difficulties seem to grow as children reach adolescence. After years of working with parents of teens, I’ve come to realize that while many of the obstacles that parents face are common, many parents think that the issues with their particular teen are unique. Objectivity is an important factor in effective parenting and hard to achieve in isolation from others’ perspectives.
This blog will offer an opportunity for parents to read about some common issues facing parents from simple areas like the importance of curfews to more complex areas like drinking and drug use. My posts will use real-life examples, while maintaining confidentiality of those involved, and will also state how issues were resolved.
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