The One Skill Needed for Communicating with Your Teen ~ #parentandteen #1minuteparentingtip

This post is made possible with support from the Center for Parent and Teen Communication, part of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. All opinions are my own.
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Are you looking for skills in communicating with your teens? Or maybe you’re trying to communicate with your teen but things aren’t going the way you hope? Well, today I want to share with you one simple way you can do so. 

Skill Needed for Communicating with Your Teen

I’ve always said that it was easier communicating with my now sixteen-year-old when he was younger than now that he’s in his teenage years. While it was easy for me to chat with him, it’s now a bit more difficult and it’s not because he’s changed because he’s still basically the same Mikael, but more so because he’s in his own world, with his own friends, etc.

I recently watched an animation by the Center for Parent and Teen Communication (CPTC) and it finally clicked! I wasn’t really listening to him but more so projecting my ideas, which in turn didn’t make him comfortable enough to want to share. Instead of having open-ended chats, it would be more me interrupting and saying what I thought he needed to hear.

So what’s one thing that you need to learn when it comes to communication with teens?

Be prepared to listen!

The CTPC provides science-based strategies to support healthy family relationships. Sign up for their 100-word, daily parenting tip newsletter and watch the animations and let me know your favorite via social media with hashtags #parentandteen and #1minuteparentingtip.

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This post is made possible with support from the Center for Parent and Teen Communication, part of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. All opinions are my own.
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