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5 Tips to Help You Communicate With Your Teen

Parents, here are 5 tips to help you communicate with your teen:โฃ โฌ‡๏ธโฃ
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โž• ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž – Make time during the day or evening to hear about your teen’s day and activities; be sure that he or she knows you are actively interested and listening carefully.โฃโฃ
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โž• ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐“๐ž๐ž๐ง – Remember to talk WITH your teen, not AT him or her.โฃโฃ
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โž• ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง-๐„๐ง๐๐ž๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ – Ask questions that go beyond “yes” or “no” answers to prompt more developed conversation.โฃโฃ
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โž• ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง’ – Take advantage of time during car trips to talk with your teen.โฃโฃ
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โž• ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž – Make time for sporting and school events, playing games, and talking about current events.โฃ
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Have you tried any of these lately? Share with us how it went! Happy Friday everyone!

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