Sue Scheff: Getting Teens Talking
I speak with parents frequently and the most common problems I hear is the lack of communication with their teenagers today. Connect with Kids has a great article to help you break through this communication barrier with some great tips and ideas in dealing with your teens. Source: Connect with Kids "You can push too much and that’ll shut the child down. So it’s a fine balance: Be available, be a good listener, and also know when you do need to push in case they’re into some things that they shouldn ’t be.” – Gloria Meaux , Ph.D., psychologist How much do teenagers tell their parents? “I hardly share anything with my parents,” says 16-year-old Derek Kelley. “I share very little with my parents,” says 18-year-old Tyler Wichelhaus . And Jessie Donaghy gives an example of a question she hates: “How was your day?” “When you’ ve had a horrible day, you just feel like people at school are mad at you,” she says. “Your classes went horribly, you failed a test. It can almost be an insult...