5 Tips To Help You Build A Stronger Relationship With Your Teen!
Itโs time for a #ParentingTipTuesday! ๐กโฃ
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One of the most important things you can do as a parent, is build and maintain a positive relationship with your child. Teens feel strong relationship bonds when they see their parents not only love them – but also like them!โฃ
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๐๐จ, ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐๐ง!๐โฃ
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1๏ธโฃ. ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐บ โ๐ต๐ฐ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆโ – Teens feel loved and valued when we spend time with them. Itโs hard to have a decent relationship with someone you rarely see! โฃ
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2๏ธโฃ. ๐ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ญ๐บ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ – In addition to daily conversations, set aside a longer time on weekends to stay in touch and connect on a deeper level. It could be a game night or dinner together!โฃ
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3๏ธโฃ. ๐๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ถ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ – Ask them what they enjoy doing, and go do those things together!โฃ
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4๏ธโฃ. ๐๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ – Make sure your teen feels heard, no matter what the topic is, or how you feel about it initially. Once youโve heard them, you can share your thoughts and feelings as well. โฃ
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5๏ธโฃ. ๐๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด – Make sure we are not sacrificing our childrenโs future for our present concerns. Special events could include: sporting events, school assemblies, parent-teen activities, performances, etc. โฃ
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We know parenting a teen can be rough at times, but as your teens grows and learns – so can you! Which tip can you improve upon? 1๏ธโฃ-5๏ธโฃ?
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