Be Flexible

If only we could schedule meaningful moments with our teens! You want to talk now, and they’re distracted by social media drama. They want to talk later, and you’re distracted with making dinner. You can’t control your teen, but you can control yourself. If you want to have conversations with your teen, be flexible when they’re ready to talk just as you were when they were infants and wanted their bottle NOW. Dinner may be late, but you’ll give your teen what they need: a listening ear and sound advice.

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