| If you approach the ideas here with an open mind, you | | | | can lead to loving energy within the family. Teens are |
| will have more confidence in parenting and enjoy the | | | | not designed to drive you crazy nor you them. Not |
| challenge in parenting teens. Take the best and discard | | | | taking it personally is a good start. |
| the rest. | | | | Coaching is mentoring, guiding, supporting and |
| Teens are searching for their identities, their lives are | | | | encouraging. Coaching is not telling your child what to |
| no less stressful as ours. How do we help them to | | | | do. Parent Coach gives the ownership of |
| help themselves? Simple but not easy. Parents need | | | | self-responsibilities to the teens today. Teens need to |
| to be role models and to influence your teens in a | | | | learn responsibilities. The authoritative style of parenting |
| positive direction. To help them become independent | | | | does not auger well with today's democratic style of |
| youths who have self-responsibilities and make right | | | | managing our lives. The environment is on a transition |
| choices. | | | | to more self-expression. Teens are confused by the |
| More often than not, their mental, physical & | | | | need to be creative and to be told what to do. The |
| emotional development, can be a major challenge in | | | | influences from the media and TV give them a |
| this modern society with the speed of change. Parents | | | | different perspective of what is.. There is a need for |
| who experienced hormonal changes in their retiring | | | | them to be heard and to express their views to grow |
| age could well relate to their teens' experiences. | | | | and develop their innate potential. Encouragement to |
| You need to support each other during these trying | | | | have self-expression helps them to think, develop |
| times. Explain to them and talk about your difficulties so | | | | confidence. |
| that they too could understand that creating a space | | | | |