Staying Connected
Topics

Introduction

Tip 1: Monitor and supervise your teen's activities with parental sensitivity

Tip 2: Encourage your teen to be involved in extracurricular activities

Tip 3: Be an active participant

Refresher #1

Family Meetings

Family Meals

Refresher #2


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Be an active participant

Know your teen's interests:

  • If your teen likes hockey, take him or her to a hockey game
  • If s/he play hockey, watch him or her play - in a non-critical way
  • If your teen likes hip hop, skateboarding, or whatever his/her interest is, take a moment or plan a few hours to do something he or she finds interesting
  • Go to the movies together and/or rent one – take turns choosing the movie
  • Continue to invite, not demand your teen to be involved in family activities or errands
  • Not a lot of words need to be spoken.  It is being together that counts!
 
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