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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Family Meetings

It is important to have regular family meetings with all members. Its purpose is to make plans and decisions, to provide encouragement, and to solve problems. All members should have a voice.

Family meetings provide opportunities for

  • being heard
  • expressing positive feelings about one another
  • giving encouragement
  • distributing chores fairly
  • expressing concerns and feelings
  • settling conflicts and dealing with recurring problems
  • planning family recreation
 
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