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9 results (expanded search) for "adolescent"
Parenting
The Silent Car Conversation
Use the side-by-side (not face-to-face) car ride to open doors to hard talk.
Parenting
Teen Talk Without Solutions
When your teen shares a problem, don't offer a fix unless explicitly asked.
Parenting
Graduated Autonomy Granting
Hand your teen one new decision each month — Lisa Damour's autonomy-training plan.
Parenting
Identity Stage — Allow Exploration
Your teen's identity forms via experimentation — don't suppress, guide it to be safe.
Parenting
Side-by-Side Conversation
With teens, shared activity opens dialogue more than face-to-face sitting.
Parenting
Risk Talk Without Lecture
Talk to your teen about drugs, sex, reckless driving before the moment arrives — dialogue not lecture.
Parenting
The Teen Brain Under Construction — Prefrontal Cortex Framing
Understand your teen's prefrontal cortex (planning, impulse control) won't finish developing until age 25 — this changes how you respond to his impulsivity.
Parenting
Supporting a Teen Through a Friendship Breakup
A teen's friendship breakup can hurt like a romantic one — don't minimize it with "you'll find other friends."
Parenting
Recognizing Teen Depression vs. Normal Moodiness
Learn to distinguish normal teen mood swings from depression signs requiring professional intervention.