Being There For Your Teens Is Very Important

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You are very important to your teens.

You might be going through a time right now that your teens seem to not like you very much. It’s hard to make sense of what they are thinking about because they may be withdrawn and don’t want to share anything with you.

There will be times when you want them to tell you so badly what is going on in their life and in their mind.

I am going to ask you to be patient.

I know, being patient is hard because as parents we want to help them right away. We want to solve their problems because we want life to be good for them and for the family.

That is all good, but most of the time that is not how life turns out.

I am going to ask you to buckle in and get ready for the ride. The teen years are quite something and if you thought your sleepless nights were over, they are not.

I didn’t realize how much I would be burning the midnight oil during the teen years. I am still in that season and along with that I have a boisterous toddler. I am glad that he is at least sleeping through the night.

The Early Teen Years

Being there for your teen through the hard times is very important.

There will be days that you will feel like giving up because you just don’t get what they are going through.

Let’s start with that.

First of all, your teens are going through a major development of their body and their mind. They may not understand those changes. It is important to talk about those changes before they happen. You need to be able to talk to your teen when they are a preteen about what will be happening to their body and mind.

They need to know that it is okay even if at times something may be confusing. They should feel comfortable to come talk to you

Burning The Midnight Oil For Your Teen

There will be times when it is late and you are ready to just fall into bed and go to sleep. That is when your teen will probably feel like opening up and talking to you.

Yes I mentioned that you will be burning the midnight oil. Gear up and be ready for that.

I have an adult child, one young adult child, two teenagers, a preteen, and a toddler. I am still burning the midnight oil for my older children. I am in it for the long haul.

Yes, I lose sleep but my kids are my life. If you are a believer you will understand when I say that in heaven I will get my rest.

When you burn the midnight oil for your kids it makes them see how much you care for them and are willing to listen. Even if things don’t get figured out they will see how much you care for them.

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