Parenting Your Teenager 3 Myths more dangerous

Parenting Your Teenager 3 Myths more dangerous MYTH: If you grew up and he wanted to date, it is too late for something groped different.REALITY: This is one of those seductive little lies that sounds so close to truth.But it is revoked if not.Even be responsible for their children until recently, not yet too late for parents in a way.They not the first, but you do not need their consent, and you can never did.You, over time, get your cooperation.MYTH: I Parents must be in control at all times.REALITY: Well, yes and no.If questions whether parents should be responsible for the family at all times, then I absolutely yes.If ask parents need to control everything that a teenager that, then absolutely no.As by an increasing number of areas that have enough rope, not to hang themselves, but to grow. If you can prove that an employee of a certain area, then you can have a one.MYTH: teenagers are just small adults who need their parents only all.REALITY: Bad, Bad, wrong.Teens during the attempt on the size of some responsibilities in the world of adults, are in fact children are still developing. They need us as parents to drive through and around the pitfalls of adolescence and young adulthood.I was a great example of this concept at a conference a few years ago. Speakers place open bear traps in different places on stage. A blind boy, was bent on one side of the stage, his father on the daughter other.The was walking across the stage of his father, who was an adult. He made a movement of a step, and the father shouted: "Stop!" The father to son, then walked the bandage and guided his son through the traps in adulthood. " Now that the parents of an expert on parenting teen.Leading Jeff Herring is an adolescent and family therapist, parenting coach, speaker and syndicated columnist and parental relationship. Jeff invites you to visit ParentingYourTeenager.com 100 tips and tools for parenting through the teenage years. You can also subscribe to his free weekly inteet newsletter "ParentingYourTeenager.