How To Listen To Your Teen
Everyone needs their feelings to be accepted and heard, and that includes children and adolescents. Although I do not advocate treating our children as friends, I will make an exception in this case and say, when our children are upset and frustrated we should try to listen to them the way we would listen to […]
Two Simple Ways To Help You Talk To Your Teen
Teens are in a stage where they are trying to individuate. A teenager needs to separate from his/her parents and become their own independent person. Teens seem to live by the principle of “You can’t tell me what to do!” This is a natural result of their struggle to find themselves. They relay this message […]
Should You Say You’re Sorry To Your Kids?
Every parent messes up. We say things we don’t mean. We yell at our kids because we are tired. We sometimes blame our children for things they never did. We may accuse our children of behaving badly when that was never there intention. In all these situations we can and should say we are sorry. […]