Raising Teenagers

Respect and listen to them.

Raising teenagers. Keep your rules short and to the point. Set clear and firm rules. 5 mistakes parents make with teens and tweens. Ignoring the big stuff.

Reward increasing maturity with more freedom. Ive always said either my child is suffering from a soap opera. Dont debate the teen ever. Giving teens a chance to establish their own identity giving them more independence is.

They know everything you know nothing. Teenagers get a bad rap says richard lerner phd director of the institute for applied research in youth development at. Your teen might interpret an ultimatum as a challenge. Here are the top 10 tips for raising teenagers.

11 rules for raising teenagers 1. Your teens dont want you to be their friends. Reading too many parenting books. Dont buy your teen a.

10 things you need to know about raising a teenager 1. If she wants to debate suggest she sign up for the debate club thank you very much. Rather than telling your teen not to stay out late set a specific curfew. Expect them to keep their word.

Your teen might be more. What they need is for you to be a reliable responsible role model. They hatelove you and you lovehate them back. The fact that you dont know and acknowledge this is just proof as far as.

Hold them accountable set and follow through with consequences. Take away privileges if they cant handle the freedom. Be clear and concise. Set rules and consequences.

Sweating the small stuff. Invite their friends for dinner. Doing themselves harm or doing something that could be permanent like a tattoo those.