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?

From Series: "Parenting Teenagers"

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Home is a place where teenagers learn how to build healthy relationships.

  • Teenagers learn to relate through observing adult relationships
  • If parenting together, invest in your relationship (take our marriage course!)
  • If parenting on your own, build the best relationship you can with the other parent, when possible
  • Nurture other adult friendships
  • Mealtimes together – teenagers learn to talk, listen, debate issues, and respect others’ views
  • Regular family time – having fun together ias a family helps build relationships between parents and children and between siblings (consider having a weekly “family night”)

How can you intentionally model healthy relationships with others in your life, for your teenager to learn from?