Parenting Teens - August 24, 2012

Day 8 - Home - A Place of Fun

Home is a place for fun!

•As parents we may need to lighten up •Teenagers want to be where the fun is •Can they bring friends home? Consider creating some teenager-friendly space in your house •Have relaxed family meal times •Laugh together •The value of family vacations

Question:
What changes would you like to make to your family’s home life, to intentionally have fun together?

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3. Have time together as a family

  • don’t always eat separately
  • don’t have several TVs in the house
  • organize family nights, family outings, family vacations
  • do chores together
  • allow them to have fun together, playing childish games, being silly, playing outside
  • don’t always entertain them; allow them to be bored so they make up their own games
  • have fun together as a family

4. Give each child space and some privacy

  • some children need more time on their own than others

5. Help them to see each other’s good points

  • give them a sense of responsibility to look out for each other

What helps your child get along with other children better?

 

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