Parenting Tips 3 crucial points of adolescence

Parenting Tips 3 crucial points of adolescence Q: My husband and I have three children, aged 7, 9 and 11. With the approach of adolescence, there are always more anxious and less sure of ourselves as parents. In the coming years, will our children and adolescents to act as they have. A11 We have heard stories and had a couple close friends go rough time with their children. What kind of suggestions, both general and specific, we can provide to us through the teenage years: You are so wise for parents to ask these questions now.Why? Three reasons: 1. Your kids will be kids before we know it.2. Adolescent issues are present in younger kids.3. These strategies are useful for all parents, regardless of age child.Key Item No. 1: Improve adolescents can be very ToughThis is the point at which the seminars skeptics in the crowd is on their faces says: "And I paid for this great idea guys? "Before you tu a deaf, let me explain what I mean. In my experience, the media, for example, 14 years, is 14 courses, 24 and 14 in progress, 4, all at the same time.Here is what I think happens: The kids take the "wisdom" and the verbal ability of 14-va-on24 years and combine with the "I want what I want when I want, now!" the 14going-on-4-years and make a very intimidating (and sometimes funny) manipulation . And then the mother of jobs to follow! Key 2: Make your family you never StuckHave your car stuck in mud or sand? We all had this experience. If we are lucky, we get out easily and are on our way.What we do when we are attacked? We seek more, our wheels spin, and to dig deeper and we deeper.Sound know? If so, welcome to the club, is a great one.It 's just that there are many places where you can stay stuck in adolescence. From school to the world of dating, on development issues, rules of conduct - the list is endless.Just when I think I've heard all this, a new family of twist comes with another, or, in the words of British comedy group Monty Python, "And now for something completely different!" The important thing to remember is that you get stuck in a family where "you keep doing the same things that do not work again and again and expecting different results. "Key Item No. 3: families have the strength to change this GrowthCheck quote from Eric Hoffer:" In times of change, leaers inherit the earth while the leaed are good preparations for a world that no longer exists " ;. , I like it! This means that families can grow and change, and you do not have to stay stuck.Visit ParentingYourTeenager.com for tips and tools for prosperity during adolescence. You can also subscribe to our f * r * e * and the program for 5 days, 5 things not to say to your kids, parents and coach expert Jeff Herring.