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My daughter does NOT want to be in any videos, or on YouTube. I can respect that. Which brings me to a point about parenting teens, and allowing them to make their own choices in life…


4 Responses to “Parenting Teens”

  1. Sherie November 28, 2011 at 8:39 am #

    We’ll be sad not to see Annie from time to time. :( Those of us that have followed you for a good while feel like we know her too and have a great fondness for her. If she takes you up on being behind the camera, tell her to stick her hand around to the front every so often and give us a big wave! LOL

    Letting kids make their own decisions (right or wrong ones) is a tough call You’ve done a great job and I think maybe home-schooling them to start with probably gave them time to mature a little before tackling some real world decisions.

    I think letting kids do their own thing definitely gets easier as they get older when you can actually have “real ” conversations and them not feeling like, ” geesh, Mom’s telling me what she thinks again!” LOL

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    • Lynn Terry November 28, 2011 at 4:16 pm #

      Well, there IS still some of that – LOL. But I really did get lucky with my two, especially when I see how some other teens treat their parents. (scary! ack!)

      It’s been interesting to have my oldest out on his own for the last year. Fortunately he still calls me a lot. We probably talk more now than the last couple years he was home – as you know, teen boys rarely come out of their rooms. ;-)

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  2. Gary November 28, 2011 at 8:46 am #

    Hi Lynn,

    Good call! Mid teen years are extremely challenging for girls. (I went through it with two of them) One very shy and one less shy but still reserved.

    I learned that it was best to allow them the freedom to make choices while providing assurance to ALWAYS be there.

    16 is a fun year as they tend to loose their ears and dad was not ALWAYS their favorite person.

    I encouraged them along the way and tried to respect them as the young adults that they were developing into.

    There are so many changes going on in their lives through these years that most of the time it is hard for them to know which way is up..

    RIGHT NOW Annie would most likely rather be a driver than a movie star. But, don’t worry things change in time.

    Patience, understanding and unreserved support are all good qualities for parents with teens.

    Gary

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