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In the words of Erma Bombeck: …normal is just a setting on the dryer…” Live in your child’s box” Download all the parenting tips.

You have got to make a lot of deposits into the credibility bank before you can risk making a withdrawal. Download all the parenting tips.

Pick your battles! Not everything is a major offense. Download all the parenting tips.

Fight the urge to jump to conclusions. Because we all were teenagers before, we often assume we know what our teen is trying to express or hide. Download all the parenting tips.

Take time today to get to know your teen. Check in with them all the time. You can’t lead someone you don’t know. Teens are always changing and if you want to help them develop, you need to know who they are.” Download all the parenting tips.

Teens often have a very negative inner dialog so do not add to it by suggesting they are not good enough, do not belong or are unlovable. Download all the parenting tips.

Do not use morality as a tactic in a fight with your teen. The inferiority they will feel will only build future resentment and hostility. Download all the parenting tips.

Know your child’s online friends as well as their off-line friends. Both groups may be having a significant influence. Download all the parenting tips.

Start and maintain some unique family traditions that only your family knows about. Download all the parenting tips.

Anger directed at your teen will heighten their resolve for opposition. Download all the parenting tips.