Parenting Teens - August 19, 2012

Day 3 - Making Adjustments Part II

Today, we particularly look at the physical changes of adolescence and their impact.

Question:
With a better understanding of the physical and hormonal changes affecting your teen, how might you understand their emotions differently?

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Right and Wrong Choices

  • teach the difference between acceptable and unacceptable behavior
  • explain the consequences – pleasant for good behavior and unpleasant for crossing the boundary
  • tell them that the choice is theirs
  • teaches them to take responsibility for their own actions
  • reward “right choices” with descriptive praise
  • use a “star chart” or the equivalent for persistent issues
  • have negative consequences for “wrong choices.”

What can help you reinforce “right choices”?  What consequences can you put in place for “wrong choices”?

 

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