Concerned about Your Teen’s Boyfriend or Girlfriend? How to Intervene Without Alienating Your Teen

In my last post I talked about the importance of parents accepting that “teen love is real love.”  All that being said, your teen is still a child, growing slowing into adulthood; as such, he or she still needs your guidance when it comes to relationships, especially in the area of setting healthy boundaries.  Click below to read more on how to help your teen set boundaries when it comes to dating. 

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Teen Love is Real Love

Remembering what it was like to be a teenager is essential when you begin to navigate conversations with your child about dating and relationships.  Unfortunately, parents do just the opposite.  They forget how seriously they took their relationships as a teen.  They forget the heart fluttering feelings of first love and the devastating, heart-rending let down when that relationship came to an end.  The first love, the first kiss, and the first sexual experience are all very powerful rites of passage that stay with people well into their adulthood.  Click below to read more about how to honor your teen’s feelings while mentoring your teen in how to set healthy boundaries when dating.

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