Ways to promote healthy independence in teens

by Gypsy LeRey

If you want to encourage healthy independence in teens, you have to give them opportunities to feel that they are in control of their own lives, at least to some extent. The fact is, we all need to feel that we are in con...read more

by Jackie Az

A parent's job is to encourage the growth and eventual independence of their children. This is especially important as the children hit their teenage years. Some of the ways to promote healthy independence in teens inclu...read more

by Dana Dee McCormick

Dear Remarkable Child, When you get this letter, I will be much older than I am now. You will know me as mom, friend, teacher, disciplinary, coach, pillow, and wallet. But right now, I am just a kid, a child with my o...read more

by Dorothy Wilde

As the children advance into their teens they have to often face puberty as the first phase of adolescence. This is the time when their sexual maturity becomes evident. A burst of hormones in their body produces a range of...read more

by Roy Jacobs

The teenage years are mid-grounds where they are demanding autonomy and independence but without the responsibilities that come with such freedom. They are also trying to establish their identity, but without having to ans...read more

by Susan Buchanan

The search for independence. We've all craved this in our lives but the hunger for it has never been greater than it is for teenagers. As difficult as this time of life can be, it's easily the most important and necessary ...read more

by Stephen H

Teenagers are in a transition stage from child to adult. They want to start asserting their personalities and become independent of their parents. They will need help in doing this and a few tips on how to help them achiev...read more

by Maryan Pelland

Does Parenting Teens Put Too Much Stress on Your Plate? You know how it is to turn over a new leaf, vowing to eat only healthy foods from now on. Parenting teens can feel a lot like that. You start confidently, in com...read more

by Joe Gadrow

Ways to make your teen into an adult people will like and trust. Teach your teen to respect others. Respecting does not mean agreeing with a view point per say. It means being tolerant if view points different from th...read more

by Ninna P

The idea of "independence" is not introduced only as someone is entering his teen years. Establishment of a certain degree of independence is introduced as early as possible...and gradually upgraded from there. W...read more

by Lucy Batcher

Teenagers are generally desperate for independence, which to an extent needs to be promoted. Techniques for this would be; 1. encouraging the teen to get a part time job, this will not only develop their sense of indepe...read more

by Don Bregg

Labels only serve to generalize groups of people so as to limit how we judge them and how they will see themselves.From the time my son could walk and talk I have only seen him, and treated him as an adult who doesn't have...read more

by Apple Trenton

Teenagers deal with a lot of emotions when they're growing up. They might want you to care for them, but they will not want you to impose rules on them. They want to listen to what you think, but they don't want you to thi...read more