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1
Make an appointment to spend
time with your teen
this month. Write it
on your calendar—and
don’t cancel.
2
Have your teen
help you do your
taxes. If he earned
money last year, help
him file a tax form.
3
Make it a no-TV
night tonight. Read
instead.
4
Ask your teen to
put gas in the car.
Teach her how to
check the oil.
5
Enjoy some
outdoor physical
activity as a family
today.
6
Ask your teen:
“Do you think
honesty is always the
best policy? Why or
why not?”
7
Choose a letter
Skim over your
from an advice
teen’s homework
column. Read it aloud. assignment and ask
Ask family members to him questions to help
take a turn being the
him review.
advice columnist.
8
9
Talk with your
teen about how
you appreciate your
education. Or talk
about why you wish
you’d learned more.
10
Learn a tongue
twister. At
dinner, challenge
everyone to repeat
it three times fast.
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12
Think your
teen is too old
for reading aloud? Try
it. Or try listening to
audio books together.
13
Remember
that the key
to getting your teen’s
respect is showing
your teen respect.
14
Notice whether
your teen is
completing homework
on time. Praise her
responsibility.
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19
Take a walk
with your teen
and use all five senses
to observe the world
around you.
20
Have your teen
The next time
rank homework
you drop your
assignments from
teen off at practice or
easiest to hardest.
rehearsal, stay a few
Have him do the
minutes and watch.
hardest one first.
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22
When your teen
overreacts, it’s
important for you to
stay calm. Set a time
to talk later when you
both are in control.
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Teens may say,
Talk with
Ask your teen
“Everyone else
your teen about
to tell you
is doing it.” Don’t cave dating. Share your
about a punishment
in—say, “Well, we
values and standards.
you gave her that she
aren’t.”
thought was really
unfair.
Encourage your
teen to invite
friends over for pizza
and a movie. Make
sure you learn the
friends’ names.
Have your teen
Stay in touch
Faced with a
Encourage your
quiz you on a
with your teen’s
thorny situation?
teen to take
homework assignment. teachers and counselor Try talking with other some cookies to an
Thinking up questions to find out how she is parents. Teachers can
elderly neighbor or
will help him learn.
doing in scohol.
also be a good source family friend.
of advice.
When was the
last time you
told your teen you
love him? Tell him
today.
Most teens
Don’t criticize
aren’t aware of
or correct your
what’s going on in the teen in front of her
world. Make it a point peers.
to watch the news and
discuss it.
Help your teen
develop skills
he’ll need when he
leaves home, such
as doing laundry or
ironing.
Do you know
your teen’s
friends? Make a list of
their names and phone
numbers to keep on
hand.
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