Balancing life

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Parenting Your TeenRelationships

• Balancing lifes issues

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Objectives

• Define Relationships
• Best Strategies
• Conflict Resolution
• Have Fun Together

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Define Relationships

• Parent vs. Friend
• Pros and Cons
• Monkey see monkey do.

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Best Strategies

• Listen, listen, listen
• Grow with them.
• Know their world
• language
• texting
• music
• profiles
• friends
• Open Door Policy
• Encourage and coach them

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Conflict Resolution Tools

• Pick your battles
• Focus on emotions
• NEVER
• Call names
• Curse
• Be degrading
• Ask open ended questions
• Take care of yourself

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Have Fun Together!

• Make time to do fun things.

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Parenting Your TeenRelationships

• Balancing lifes issues