Comments on: 5 Easy Communication Tactics That Make a Difference When Parenting Teens http://pleasestoptherollercoaster.com/blog/2010/01/04/5-easy-communication-tactics-that-make-a-difference-when-parenting-teens/ Tips and Tools for Successfully Parenting your Teen Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:01:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Fern Weis http://pleasestoptherollercoaster.com/blog/2010/01/04/5-easy-communication-tactics-that-make-a-difference-when-parenting-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-2621 Fern Weis Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:49:30 +0000 http://pleasestoptherollercoaster.com/blog/?p=825#comment-2621 Great tips, Sue, especially about tuning in to feelings. Everyone wants to be heard. Teens, especially, are in a state of flux, questioning their words, actions, feelings. How comforting it is for them to know that (whether you agree or not) it is okay to express emotions without fear of judgment, criticism, philosophy, or pity. When you build that trust, they will continue to share with you. And when the negative feelings are finally given a voice, they can begin to let them go and start to problem-solve. Thanks for talking about this. We all need to be reminded just how powerful acknowledging feelings can be. Fern Weis Parent Coach Great tips, Sue, especially about tuning in to feelings. Everyone wants to be heard. Teens, especially, are in a state of flux, questioning their words, actions, feelings. How comforting it is for them to know that (whether you agree or not) it is okay to express emotions without fear of judgment, criticism, philosophy, or pity. When you build that trust, they will continue to share with you. And when the negative feelings are finally given a voice, they can begin to let them go and start to problem-solve.

Thanks for talking about this. We all need to be reminded just how powerful acknowledging feelings can be.

Fern Weis
Parent Coach

]]> By: East Bay Family Therapy http://pleasestoptherollercoaster.com/blog/2010/01/04/5-easy-communication-tactics-that-make-a-difference-when-parenting-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-2585 East Bay Family Therapy Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:55:22 +0000 http://pleasestoptherollercoaster.com/blog/?p=825#comment-2585 Oh, man do teenagers ever have lecture-induced white-noise generators in their ears. Lectures do not accomplish what parents thing they are accomplishing. Oh, man do teenagers ever have lecture-induced white-noise generators in their ears. Lectures do not accomplish what parents thing they are accomplishing.

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