When you have an emotional teen, there are three things that your teen may need from you.
Ages 9-12 (Preteen/Tween)
As their parent, you need to find the balance between being your child’s friend and being her parent.
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You can provide guidance and support, motivated by kindness and love, when your teen feels the sting of rejection.
It may be uncomfortable, but the stakes are high. And your teen needs to hear the truth. From you.
Here is one practical way parents can help teens who feel caught between the irresponsibility of childhood and the privileges of adulthood.
Find tangible ways to let your teens know how you pray for them.
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Help teens change the way they see their place in the world and help them understand what it means to meet the needs of others so they can grow in empathy.
Do good, and you’ll be OK. Do more, and you’ll be saved. That’s what many teens think, but it’s not what God wants them to know.
Affirm each child as a gift from God and model appropriate touch, even as you let kids know that the areas of their body covered by a bathing suit should be treated with special care.
Your child is changing. Is your parenting?
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If you don’t have time to read all the books that your kids may have to read during class, consider reading book reviews for parents about these books. After all, once kids learn to read well, a book’s reading level is less important than whether the content inside is developmentally appropriate.
Instead of just handing over the keys, set reasonable boundaries for your teen and evaluate your teen’s driving performance until you are confident your teen can maintain good driving habits.
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