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- Parenting & Pregnancy > Tweens & Pre-Teens Parenting teens: Knowing how to choose your battles
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Having three teenagers (19, 17, 15), I've learned the hard way about choosing my battles. As I've won a few and lost a few I've come away with a bit of knowledge. I've also preserved my sanity by learning what's not worth fighting over. Before engaging in a battle, I try to think, "Will this make a difference in five years?" For most things, it will not make a difference. If I find that I must relent on an issue, I typically lay down a couple of ground rules. After all, I'm still the mom. (1) Clothing choices This has had the potential to be a battle for years. I refuse to engage. The simp...
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Tina Pollard
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Member since: November 2007
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Articles Written: 17
Writers Invited: 2
Recent articles
- Memoirs: How I learned to live on less
- Assisted living: Resources and options
- Who should lead the family.
- Parenting post-separation
- Parenting teens: Knowing how to choose your battles
- How to get your kids to help with chores
- Potential parents: How parenthood changes priorities
- Are you really ready to move out of your parents' house?
- What I learned not to do from my parents
- Empty nest: Tips for avoiding the urge to parent your adult child
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- Travel ( 1 )
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