I have decided to shift the focus of my blog posts and teaching a bit. Forever evolving, right?! As my daughter steps firmly into being a teenager, and I have a tween boy behind her, I decided it was time to share and help those that have teens. How to cope. How to find the energy within ourselves. How to serve ourselves and them. For years I dreaded that the sweet girl I loved so much would become this scary teen. And did it happen? No. Has she changed? Yes. But that was supposed to happen. Change, much as most of us hate it, is good for us. Did she stop talking as much? Yes. Is she moodier? Yes, sometimes. So now we shift gears and meet her where she is.
First of all, find out when your teen wants to talk. For my daughter, it is late at night (which means we will need lots of coffee and oils in the morning!) She has a lot to say then. And it is good. And fun. We have had serious talks and silly talks depending on the day. We have found tv shows that we like to watch together. It is our time. We went clothes shopping last night and for the first time it was good. I let her choose what she wanted, stepped back and let her be in charge. Offered my opinion when she asked. Smiled when she twirled around in the dressing room being happy. Of course there are limits - some clothes are inappropriate! But within reason, let them grow and make some decisions for themselves.
Tell me if there are things you would like to talk about on this subject. Energy for yourself? Need sleep to deal with your teen? I am here to help. We are in this together!
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