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  • 1 of 16

    by RahimAbdul

    How I wish I am their best friend. Listen! Listen! and Listen! No matter what nonsense he or she wish to tell me, I would always listen, lending my ears completely. Friends always come first. Friends are always on their si...read more

  • 2 of 16

    by Kayla Strickland

    My parents want to think that they're really good at this subject, but I like to think different. Don't get me wrong, I love my parents, but when it comes to them being there for me when I really need them, they suck! (For...read more

  • 3 of 16

    by Brighid Flanagan

    No article can tell you how to talk to your teen. This article can, however, give you some tips that might be useful to you. 1. Do not assume you understand what your teen is going through. One of the most frustrating ...read more

  • 4 of 16

    by Ann Lewis

    Learn the secrets to listening to your teenager successfully and move closer to them with the techniques you will learn right here. Raising your teen can be both exciting and scary. They don't respond to you the way the...read more

  • 5 of 16

    by Brooke Brassell

    You don't have a clue why your teen doesn't listen, do you? If not, you're like so many other parents I have dealt with in the past. My husband and I run a youth group, and one of the most common complaints we hear from pa...read more

  • 6 of 16

    by Winn Mete

    (the) Man-Child It was a rare night that Matthew was home. Fortunately for me he was as I left in black early winter evening to go feed my little mare. It was snowing. Not much, but we had had a lot of our typical Ko...read more

  • 7 of 16

    by Lisa Newberry

    CAN YOU HEAR ME? I believe there is a point in life where EVERY child has the ability to succeed in whatever they do. It is the responsibility of the person or persons who are raising this child to see that they do th...read more

  • 8 of 16

    by Cheryl Trulove

    to talk to a teen you must look back at what your life was like when you were a teen.think about it,could you talk with you parent's when you were a teen? for me as i look back of course my mother knew next to nothing abou...read more

  • 9 of 16

    by D. Begole

    Sometimes it's not easy to talk to your teen, they can be rebellious and stubborn, and they look at us as if we know nothing. One thing I learned after raising my kids, with one still a teen is that their feelings are v...read more

  • 10 of 16

    by paulosecundo

    First, we need to have a more accurate understanding of what's mean to be a teen. * Adolescents being in a period of more accentuated and aware development; their minds being in intense activity; they begin to think more ...read more

  • 11 of 16

    by Diane Majett

    O.K everyone I'm writing this one with a knot in my throat. Its hard. I almost payed a very high price for not listening to my teen and that is with thinking that I was doing everything right to raise him. I saw all the...read more

  • 12 of 16

    by Frenshay Mitchell

    My mom think she always know exactly what's going on with me. I know she knows best but good God I think I know EXACTLY what's going on. When it comes to most parents the suck at giving advise and others their okay, ...read more

  • 13 of 16

    by Denise

    I have found out the hard way: My two girls have told me that when I blew a gasket, it made them clam up, not want to share their feelings. They are 23, and 25. It has been interesting watching them struggle to be ...read more

  • 14 of 16

    by Allyjay

    First and foremost remember that once upon a time you were a teen. Remember what you wished your mum and dad to treat you like at that age, I know things have changed in the world we live now, but the basics are the same....read more

  • 15 of 16

    by Amy Rhoades

    There is a profound difference betweening hearing your teen and listening to your teen. Some parents feel that because they "hear" what their teen is saying...that they are "listening" to their teen. Guess what? WRONG. ...read more

  • 16 of 16

    by Clarey Cork

    this is written by a teenager - trust me i know what i'm saying! is your teenager the kind that locks away in their "cave" and keeps themselves to themselves... you're probably thinking that they want to be left alone...read more

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