Communicating with Teens
Teens are people who are at a personal intersection in their life with many forks and possibilities where to continue their life’s flow. Problem is, they don’t really know yet, so they’ll have to try. And we adults think they should not try but simply listen to us old ones…
Conflict is preprogrammed all the way and in many familes the up to then so harmonious family life is all of a sudden in turmoil and communication slowly or rapidly goes down the drain. Not good and not really necessary. Yes, there will be discussions and disputes with your teenager, that’s OK. But it does not need to end in final and total disagreement, constant fights etc.
I have rencently listened to three excellent audio books that give some really good tips and examples how teenagers and their parents can deal with each other:
- Boundaries with Teens by Dr. John Townsend
- How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
- Teenage Parenting 101 by Don Smith
All three audiobooks should be listened to by parents and teenagers. Why not give one of these to your teen so that he or she can listen to these tips on their iPod?
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