by Rebecca Boles-O'Donnell

Created on: June 01, 2009

Love. We've all been there and all of us at one time have loved with our whole hearts and most of us have lost at love at least once in our lives. Love can be one of the strongest emotions a teen girl faces in her life. It is an all new and amazing feeling until it ends. As a parent we need to remember that teen love can end as soon as it began. Most teen relationships only last a few months and if lucky a few years, but when they end badly there is a empty broken heart left that needs to be fixed. So how can we help our teen daughters heal their broken hearts? We have to remember what it was like to be in her shoes. What it was like to be young again when everything was so new. It is our job as parents to help fix their broken hearts.

When your teen daughter comes to you with a broken heart you need to be open minded. Don't judge your daughter in any way shape or form. She may not tell you exactly what you wish to hear. As a parent. Remember it is probably just as hard for her to come to you and tell you everything as it may be for you to hear what she has to say. Open your ears and listen to her. Let her know that you are there for her no matter what she may tell you. Right now she needs someone to listen to her and offer advice without the lecture. Be her friend as well as her mother.

If she doesn't come to you right away it may be her way of dealing with the situation. If this is the case don't pry. Let her come to you when she is ready, as long as it is not affecting her health. If you see her going into a depressed emotional state then sit down and talk with her, but only if it is ongoing after a few weeks. Don't over react or jump to conclusions because she will be emotional for a few days or even weeks depending on how long, how involved and how serious the relationship was. All teens act differently to heartbreak. If you pry you might drive her away from talking to you about it at all.

Your daughter will need your love and support over the next few weeks. Encourage her to go out with her friends or spend time with close family. Don't let her mope in her bedroom. Have her invite friends over to the house for a girls night in. There is nothing better that a good girls night of movies, popcorn and girl talk. She needs to be surrounded by the people who love her for who she is. Boyfriends will come and go in her life, but the best girl friends will be there for her through thick and thin.

Take your daughter out for a shopping trip. Retail therapy can

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