Parenting and Expectations with Teenagers Part 2
In part 1 of “Parenting and Expectations with Teenagers”, we discussed what is reasonable for you as parents to do when pushing your teenager. We talked about GPA, and its importance in measuring your child’s success. The second point I want to make today about, what makes a good parent, is preparing your teenager to become an adult.
Since you are reading this article you probably are a parent and you have already experienced and learned many lessons about adulthood. My question to you then, is do you want your teenagers to suffer through the same mistakes you went through on your way to adulthood, or, are you out to help them navigate through the waters?
What makes a good parent is finding ways to bring your teenager to adulthood as painlessly as possible. In part 1, we talked about doing well in school and using GPA as a measuring stick. Now let’s talk about living life with integrity.
Living life with integrity is easy to say, harder to do. Don’t you agree? Continue reading Parenting and Expectations with Teenagers Part 2
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Posted August 29th, 2009 in Dr. Robert Bocknek, Family, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Teen Parenting, Teenage Parenting By Keyboard Culture| No Comments »
