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Be sure to listen even if you don’t like what you hear
By Aurelia | November 12, 2007
Hi there moms,
One of the most precious gifts we can give our teens is a good ear. Be sure to allow your teenager to express his/her creative thinking and independence. Always listen to your teenager, respect their ideas, dreams and aspirations. Show them unconditional love even when they have ideas that differ from your own. Without that, your teen will not be as open with you or others and won’t be willing to share as much of their personal lives and feelings.
For example, if they have career goals, you aren’t supportive of, really try to listen to their reasoning and be open to new ideas. Our children don’t always need to follow in our footsteps to be happy and successful.
Take Care and hug those teens!
Aurelia Williams
P.S. Need some tips on how to listen so your teen will talk? Grab them here: http://www.parentingmyteen.com/HowToTalk.HTML
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