Lon Woodbury, the radio talk show host on Parent Choices for Struggling Teens, which is hosted on LA Talk Radio, spoke to Jay Fitter, MFT. The guest was on the show to discuss the 5 essential issues to discuss with your teen and tween. He is the author of Respect Your Children: A Practical Guide to Effective Parenting.
As an Independent Educational Consultant, Lon Woodbury has worked with families and their struggling adolescents since 1984. He has founded Struggling Teens, Inc. and publishes Woodbury Reports.
About Jay Fritter
Jay Fitter is a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT). He has 20 years experience as a family therapist and parenting workshop leader. His book Respect Your Children: A Practical Guide to Effective Parenting outlines how parents can effectively communicate with their children by talking and listening to their answers and by caring for them with love, instead of obligation or resentment.
A Discussion On The 5 Essential Issues To Discuss With Your Teen And Tween
High School was almost a microcosm of society as a whole, explained Jay. Consequently, parents simply could not afford to be oblivious about what was happening with their children, especially since their child's peers could affect career or life choices. One way to stay on track would be to engage children in discussions on their interests in fashion, schoolwork, dating trends, peer groups, and parental rules and expectations. Children, Jay cautioned, could be quite volatile, even reacting to something like cyberbullying or the end of a relationship with suicidal ideation.
Parents should express their concern when they see dangerous clues and talk openly about it with their children. Jay suggested that parents need to learn to listen if they hope to develop good rapport with their children. It was often too late to begin a relationship with their children after a crisis.
The most successful parents were those who were patient with their child's behavior, who showed consistent caring, and who set clear boundaries. Clear boundaries were set through discipline. Punishment, on the other hand, was reactive behavior, occasions when parents vented their frustration.
The interview covered a number of other themes that parents needed to learn to cope with like breaking up with a boyfriend or girlfrend, fighting peer pressure, and consistent and realistic communication of rules and behavior. All these topics and other are covered in Jay's book, Respect Your Children: A Practical Guide to Effective Parenting. It is indeed a practical guide to getting along with your children and helping them through their tween and teen years.
As an Independent Educational Consultant, Lon Woodbury has worked with families and their struggling adolescents since 1984. He has founded Struggling Teens, Inc. and publishes Woodbury Reports.
About Jay Fritter
Jay Fitter is a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT). He has 20 years experience as a family therapist and parenting workshop leader. His book Respect Your Children: A Practical Guide to Effective Parenting outlines how parents can effectively communicate with their children by talking and listening to their answers and by caring for them with love, instead of obligation or resentment.
A Discussion On The 5 Essential Issues To Discuss With Your Teen And Tween
High School was almost a microcosm of society as a whole, explained Jay. Consequently, parents simply could not afford to be oblivious about what was happening with their children, especially since their child's peers could affect career or life choices. One way to stay on track would be to engage children in discussions on their interests in fashion, schoolwork, dating trends, peer groups, and parental rules and expectations. Children, Jay cautioned, could be quite volatile, even reacting to something like cyberbullying or the end of a relationship with suicidal ideation.
Parents should express their concern when they see dangerous clues and talk openly about it with their children. Jay suggested that parents need to learn to listen if they hope to develop good rapport with their children. It was often too late to begin a relationship with their children after a crisis.
The most successful parents were those who were patient with their child's behavior, who showed consistent caring, and who set clear boundaries. Clear boundaries were set through discipline. Punishment, on the other hand, was reactive behavior, occasions when parents vented their frustration.
The interview covered a number of other themes that parents needed to learn to cope with like breaking up with a boyfriend or girlfrend, fighting peer pressure, and consistent and realistic communication of rules and behavior. All these topics and other are covered in Jay's book, Respect Your Children: A Practical Guide to Effective Parenting. It is indeed a practical guide to getting along with your children and helping them through their tween and teen years.
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Discover more about the problems faced by Struggling Teens. Lon Woodbury records the entire interview on his L.A. Talk Radio show for people to listen to at any time.
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