Tips from Parents of Teenagers to Parents of Teenagers

• Set as few rules as possible. Then, stick to them.
• Expect your rules to be tested.
• Listen.
• Respect their privacy.
• Maintain the generation gap.
• Let them work out their own life styles.
• Try not to make promises that you can't keep.
• Don't try so hard to communicate.
• Expect good, and you may get it.
• Don't worry when they don't talk.
• Enlist the help of your older children in understanding the needs of your younger ones.
• Admit you're human and make mistakes.
• Be available when they need you.
• Let your children be children.
• Be patient.
• Hug lots and laugh often.