All About Parenting Tips for Older Kids and Teens
Working with teens comes with a unique set of challenges and may often relegate you to the position of listener, guide, and mentor. Whether or not you’re an actual therapist or counselor, you need to build authentic relationships with your kids and make them feel more comfortable talking to you about their problems.
Although there are limitations to the counseling-type conversations you may have with your teen, it’s important to have some basic counseling skills to facilitate an authentic relationship. I present basic counseling skills to help you develop a connection with your young ones.
Losing a parent as a teenager means experiencing the death of one of your parents during your teenage years, typically between the ages of 13 and 19. This is a significant loss that can have a profound impact on a teenager’s emotional, behavioral, and relationship well-being, as well as their overall development. Losing a parent … Read more