You know that feeling you get when your boss wants to chat with you on a Monday morning? That’s the same one your teen can feel when you suddenly walk in to have a chat with them. Know why?
They get this feeling for the same reason you get this feeling; You know your boss is [...]
The last thing your teen wants to do is disappoint you. True story.
Your teen feels bad when they disappoint you so when they do something that seems natural to them or part of who they naturally are becoming like not being inclined to excel at academics, not passing up the joint offered at the party [...]
So much acting out behavior that parents see comes from being hurt by someone your teen loves. Although your teen may seem to love being with their friends more, the hurt that hurts the most comes from you. If you know this hurts, why would you…
…Yell when you can speak calmly
…Shove when you can extend [...]
I know it didn’t go well when you tried to tell your Mom you were pregnant. What did you want your Mom to say?
Your teen badly wants your support. Yes, they want their privacy, but that’s appropriate to helping them start to problem solve situations. In the end, when they look around the room of [...]
Your teen calls and they are so excited about a trip or business venture or intimate partner. Meanwhile you’re listening and as you listen you start thinking, “this is not going to work.”
You may get to the point when you actually say out loud, “You’re joking right? You know that’s not going to work.” And [...]
“I tried to tell my Mom several times that I was molested by my uncle. It was clear that she didn’t want to believe or hear me. I finally realized that and stopped tryin’ to tell her.”
As a parent you do the best you can with what you’ve got. This is fair. No one is [...]
“Bad things are gonna happen in life, if you can’t handle this, what are you gonna do when something worse happens? Get over it! What do ya want a hug? That’s not gonna solve anything.”
This Dad is right. Bad things do happen. And yes, sometimes the world seems really hard, but the way to prepare [...]
