Parenting Teens - August 18, 2012

Day 2 - Making Adjustments

Today, we particularly look at the changes that adolescence brings.

Question:
Why do you think boundaries are important? What about slowly letting go of boundaries, is that as important?

Study Guide

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  • normal toddler behavior between twenty months and four years old
  • you are not a bad parent
  • remember HALT
  • think ahead – distractions, choices, routines

When faced with full-blown tantrum

  • assume impassive face and body language
  • if in public, stay close or hold with firm hug till anger subsides
  • once over don’t show too much relief

For you, what will be hardest about reacting to a tantrum in this way?  Why?

 

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