When our teenagers want to be treated like an adult but continue to make choices that bring about a negative outcomes in their lives, we tend to want to punish them like a child in order to change their behavior. This doesn’t usually work, nor gets the results we’re ultimately wanting. They usually see our “concern” as control or nagging. It automatically creates a defensive response in them. Healthy, productive communication is shut down. Instead, there are ways to communicate with these “almost adults” that can create personal awareness for them and show them how to make better choices.

As their parent/guardian, there are 5 steps that you can do to facilitate this process for positive results.
Get the pdf sent right to your inbox now!