Resources for Parenting Teens

RE: Resources for Parenting Teens By Steve B (Guest Post) You may want to take a look at the teen toolkit. It specifically addresses parenting teenagers. teentoolkit.com Posted on 01/18/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Resources for Parenting Teens By Bette (Guest Post) Ditto on the Love and Logic. Their books give hands on practical ideas for how to deal with lots of different situations at all different ages. They also have programs for teachers and there are schools that teach their teachers how to use these easy, non confrontational methods for changing inappropriate behavior. Their web site is: http://www.loveandlogic.com/ Good Luck Posted on 01/17/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Resources for Parenting Teens By Poor But Proud (529) Contact My daughter swears by a book called "Parenting with Love and Logic", and she says there is one specifically for teens, too. Posted on 01/16/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Resources for Parenting Teens By (Guest Post) Thank You. I will check into those - my daughter actually gets Brio magazine but I think I might start reading it too. Posted on 01/14/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Resources for Parenting Teens By Dedeswrkshop (137) Profile Blog! Contact My teen girls and I take a relaxing drive in the car and I open the "Can of Worms" with the simple question, "Got anything you want to talk about?" Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. But at least we talk! I think it has to do with the fact that they can look at the scenery while listening, instead of looking me in the eye! They may be kids but they are people too and need to know they WILL be heard, and NOT judged. "You are not a bad person, this is just very bad behavior." Of course it depends on how drastic the problem is too, and some things don't go away without professional help, but I have found that when my (2 years younger) sister is in the car with us, and we (Sis and I) are talking about some adult subject that can be "tricky" when discussed around teen girls, that my kids are all ears and trying hard to look UNinterested. HOWEVER, they will ask me voluntary questions about the same subject the following week or so, or shyly add their own thoughts. P.S. Give the other adult the heads up that it's ok to discuss something like STDs infront of the kids, and that a tap on your knee means too deep into the subject-cease and desist! LOL that works well for me and Sis. Share with them the pitfalls of your own life. How did you really feel when that other girl called the clothes you were wearing skanky, or you were dared to kiss the cute guy. Let them learn that you are only human after all, went through a lot of the things they will encounter in school, and life, and the lines of communication will, hopefully, open up. Posted on 01/14/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Resources for Parenting Teens By kghsave (220) Profile Contact Lifeway.com is devoted to Christian resourses and they have a magazine entitled "Living with Teenagers." It is wonderful! You can subscribe for yourself or some churches buy the subscriptions in bulk and they are free for those who wish to take one. Posted on 01/14/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Resources for Parenting Teens By Marnita (40) Profile Contact Marie- I'm a woman of faith and anytime I need parenting help, I turn to Focus on the Family. They have excellent books on the subject and their website is informative as well. Just go to: resources.family.org/home.do then click on "Parenting". They also have magazines for teen girls; you can find these by going to: www.briomag.com/ Hope this helps! :) Posted on 01/14/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse

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