Parenting Teens - September 3, 2012

Day 18 - Engaging in Dialogue

We look at the role of dialogue in effective communications.

Be available
• demonstrating we're available and ready to listen helps our teenagers open up • take opportunities for significant conversations when they come up - not always at the most convenient moments for us! • set aside regular time to talk

Question:
What are the principal interests your teenager enjoys talking about?

From Series: "Parenting Teenagers"

Study Guide

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  • extremes are dangerous – either in harshness or permissiveness
  • create a balance and aim to be authoritative rather than authoritarian, indulgent, or neglectful

Complete the attached worksheet.  What style of parenting do you tend to adopt?  Is this because of the way you were parented?

 

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