10 Needs for Teens

1. TEENS NEED TO BE LOVED

2. TEENS NEED TO BE HEARD

3. TEENS NEED POSITIVE MESSAGES

4. TEENS NEED POSITIVE CHILD MANAGEMENT METHODS

5. TEENS NEED AUTONOMY

6. TEENS NEED TO INTERACT WITH PEERS VERBALLY AND PHYSICALLY

(SOClALlZE)

7. TEENS ARE AWARE OF AND INFLUENCED BY THEIR OWNSEXUALITY ACCURATE OR

IN ACCURATE

8. TEENS WILL MAKE MISTAKES UNDER PEER PRESSURE

9. TEENS NEED TO LEARN BY EXPERIENCE

10. TEENS NEED TO FORM DAILY STUDY HABITS

10 Tips for Parents of Teens

1.Write to them and look at them face to

face and let your teen know you love

them. Don’t use the withholding of your

love as a method of discipline.

2. Be an attentive listener.

3. Catch your teen being responsible once a day.

4. Develop new influence styles in correcting

and maintaining behavior.

5.Train your teen to be responsible. Give

kids incremental choices and provide

guidance rather than criticism.

6. Accept and channel social experiences.

Create new opportunities for positive

social interaction.

7. Teens are typically two years ahead of

where their parents think they are.

Speak frankly and disclose a healthy

attitude. They are not as embarrassed

as you are.

8. A logical consequence should happen.

Refrain from passing judgment.

9. Allow kids to make unwise choices occas-

sionally, and make sure they are aware

of consequences and are willing to live

with them.

10. Create the opportunity to study. Arrange

a regular study period for all family members.

A fixed starting and ending time, free from distractions!

– Gene Bedley