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3 Metaphors for Parenting Teens
3 Metaphors for Parenting Teens

Parenting a teen is a new game! The main goal of parenting a teen is to raise an adult. That means your main parenting task between roughly 12 and 18 is to make the shift from being the captain of the ship to being the wise guide. After all, it is simply not possible to drive down the street for you child and to claim that your child is learning to drive. Before he or she can get a license, your child has to get behind the wheel and drive down the street without you in the car. Keep these three metaphors in mind in helping you be the parent of a teen.

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Build Connections, Communication, Confidence, Independence, Letting go, Parenting, TrustElisabeth Stittself advocacy, communication, confidence, teen, teens, teenager, middle school, freedom, independence, balance, hormones, adolescenceComment
SETTING YOUR KIDS UP FOR SUCCESS WITH HOMEWORK
SETTING YOUR KIDS UP FOR SUCCESS WITH HOMEWORK

Once the shine of the new school year wears off, it is time to settle into the routine of school. Here are steps for helping your child figure out how to handle the homework the teacher’s give her. Aid her in problem solving but recognize that if you tell your child how and when to do her homework, chances are it won’t work. At this stage, it is more important to help her develop her own tools for managing her work.

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Build Connections, Communication, Consistency, Independence, Letting go, Parent as teacherElisabeth Stitthomework, managing homework, problem solving, middle school, scheduling, setting up kids for successComment