Parenting Teens - September 3, 2012

Day 18 - Engaging in Dialogue

Parenting Teenagers

We look at the role of dialogue in effective communications.

Be available
• demonstrating we're available and ready to listen helps our teenagers open up • take opportunities for significant conversations when they come up - not always at the most convenient moments for us! • set aside regular time to talk

Question:
What are the principal interests your teenager enjoys talking about?

From Series: "Parenting Teenagers"

Study Guide

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  • drip-feed information
  • answer their questions
  • use opportunities for conversations.
    • e.q: magazine articles, TV programs, films, etc.
  • talk about right and wrong touch
  • give them a helpful book to read before they reach puberty and offer to discuss it with them

How can you try to pass on your values about sex to your child(ren) as they grow up?

 

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