Be yourself and others will like you, but what if they don’t like it when your teen is being themselves? Be yourself anyway and get a new group of people for God’s sake. Not everyone is going to like you and that’s a good thing. Why? Some people aren’t worth being around and if you struggle [...]
As your teen develops meaning learns how to do more things, they will figure out they don’t know how to do new things. I use the word development a lot when I write and reference things teens normally do. But if they get too overwhelmed or frustrated, they will have a response, a behavior as [...]
The basic psyche of the average teen is one of selfishness. It’s me-me, me-me, MEEEE! This is really normal and yes some people NEVER seem to outgrow it. Your teen controls their desire to be too selfish by your limit setting and discipline. This means when you say, “No” to something you aren’t just being [...]
How do you get your teen to stick to a decision based on their value system? You let them stick to the decision of having that value system. “I don’t believe in taking medication.” This was her value system. She has horrible allergies and you can count the number of visits to the doctor, hours [...]
You didn’t realize this, but you signed a contract when you decided to have your teen all those years ago. Just in case you missed it because you were so blissfully happy they were born healthy and smelled of baby smell, I have cut and paste it here for you to read carefully now that [...]
Few teens know exactly what they want at this stage in the game called life, but that’s no reason to shirk their responsibilities as a “Decider.” Making decisions and owning them is what sets the people who let life happen to them apart from those who actually decide to dodge the bullets and survive. Sometimes [...]
“I want to be a musician. I’ve been thinking about my passion and I think I want to be the next Missy Misdemeanor Elliot.” Well, we thought you were going to college. What about school? The moment of truth, when your teen has the guts to tell you they don’t or rather they can’t fulfill [...]
