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?

Study Guide

More Messages Associated With "Family"...

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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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