Daily Tips for Families

Today's Tip for Families

06-09-2021

As Your Teen Matures, Develop a New Relationship

You want your teen to begin to manage her own school and home responsibilities. But how do you get your budding young adult to cooperate without always telling her what to do? Here are some ideas:

Emphasize consequences, rather than control. You can’t make your teen do what you want. So let her live with the results of her own actions. For example, don’t nag her to pick up her clothes and put them in the hamper. But don’t do her laundry until the clothes are where they should be. Let her see that if the clothes stay on the floor, she will either run out of things to wear or she will have to do the laundry herself.
Be positive. Often, conversations between parents and teens are about something the teen has done wrong. Make it a point each day to talk to your teen about things you know she likes and is interested in.
Compromise. Compromise, where each person gives a little so both can achieve a goal, is really the basis of all adult relationships. Example: “I know you want to watch a movie on Saturday evening. I can agree to that if you agree to finish your schoolwork for Monday on Saturday afternoon.”

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Nye County Schools
Pahrump, NV

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