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Parents, this is a great conversation to have with your teen. Ask them, in what ways do they seek affirmation from you and others? Really listen and try to understand their answers. ๐ญโฃ
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๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด.โฃ
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If you do, youโll never be secure in your worth, whether their view of you changes or not. What are some ways we can lift up our teens? Affirmations we can share with them, ways to build their confidence? Letโs continue this conversation! โฌ๏ธโฃ
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