When parenting a teen it is important to consider the possibility that they might be up to something that you don’t want to know about, like getting high or drunk. It is important to ask yourself; Is this possible? How did this happen? Why didn’t I see it? Now what do I do? Here are some questions that will help you explore these possibilities.
- If your relationship with your teen were ideal, what’s one thing that would be different?
- Describe any issues that might be going on: behaviors, attitude, conflicts, suspicions.
- How does your teen push your buttons? Frustrate you? Make you angry, sad, anxious, worried?
- What are you putting up with? Tolerating? Excusing? Justifying?
- What does your gut tell you is going on?
If you find these questions difficult to answer or are confused about what this all means, please e-mail me at coacht@usinternet.com and start a discussion about these issues.
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