Advice for parents of teenagers
You’ve always (1) up
your children to come to you when they’re in
trouble. You feel it’s your job to
(2) after them when
they’re having problems. Bui now. as your
children are (3) up,
they often don’t want to share their problems
with you. Tnat’s perfectly normal, so don’t
worry! Of course, you want to
(4) on well with your
children, but that means you have to give them
some freedom.
Maybe they’ve (5) out
with their best friend and feel upset and angry.
Maybe they’ve just (6)
up with the boyfriend or girlfriend they’ve been
(7) out with. Maybe
they’ve been (8) down
by a friend who they trusted. Teenagers go
through all these problems. If they want to
ta k to you about it. then that's fine. But if they
don’t, don’t force them. They’ll come to you
when they’re ready.
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