Parenting Teens - August 21, 2012

Day 5 - Remembering our Long Term Aim

We try to keep our long-term aim in view: to help teenagers grow into mature, responsible adults.

Question:
Describe, as best you can, the characteristics of a mature, responsible adult.

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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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