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    This document provides questions to help parents explore how to strengthen relationships with their teenagers. It addresses key topics like generational differences, unhealthy influences, parental expectations, decision making, peer relationships, and positive parenting behaviors. The questions are meant to guide discussion on developing connectedness, establishing rules and autonomy, monitoring, and consistently involving teens. Sharing family meals and democratic, monitored involvement are presented as ways to strengthen bonds.

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    This document provides questions to help parents explore how to strengthen relationships with their teenagers. It addresses key topics like generational differences, unhealthy influences, parental expectations, decision making, peer relationships, and positive parenting behaviors. The questions are meant to guide discussion on developing connectedness, establishing rules and autonomy, monitoring, and consistently involving teens. Sharing family meals and democratic, monitored involvement are presented as ways to strengthen bonds.

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    This document provides questions to help parents explore how to strengthen relationships with their teenagers. It addresses key topics like generational differences, unhealthy influences, parental expectations, decision making, peer relationships, and positive parenting behaviors. The questions are meant to guide discussion on developing connectedness, establishing rules and autonomy, monitoring, and consistently involving teens. Sharing family meals and democratic, monitored involvement are presented as ways to strengthen bonds.

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    Parents Handout Internet 2

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    Sean Brotherson

    Questions to
    Family Science Specialist
    NDSU Extension Service
    Explore
    on Parent-Teen Relationships

    Asking questions about the challenges that teenagers face and how we as adults can help
    them grow and develop in healthy ways is critical. Use the following questions to explore how
    to parent teenagers and guide your thinking about this topic.

    “Teenagers in the 21st Century”


    Question: What generation did you grow up in
    and what were four trends or issues affecting you Question: What are unhealthy influences of
    as a teenager? concern to parents of teens today?
    (Example: The 1960s and the civil rights movement) (Example: Drugs, particularly the availability of metham-
    phetamine)
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________
    Question: Can you think about and list four ways
    that teenagers today are influenced differently
    than when you were growing up?
    (Example: Use of cell phones and other technologies
    Key 1 – “Connectedness to Parents
    that provide constant contact)
    and Family”
    _____________________________________ Question: What do you do to develop connected-
    _____________________________________ ness to your kids?
    (Example: Express interest in children’s activities and talk
    _____________________________________ to them about their interests)

    _____________________________________ _____________________________________

    _____________________________________

    _____________________________________

    _____________________________________

    North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105


    JULY 2005
    Key 2 – “Parental Expectations Key 4 – “Positive Peer Relationships”
    About Behavior” Question: What do you do to help your children
    Question: What do you do to establish rules develop positive peer relationships?
    and expectations for children? (Example: Get to know the parents of your children’s
    (Example: Discuss specific expectations related friends on a personal basis)
    to homework and grades)
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________

    “Four Positive Parental Behaviors to


    Key 3 – “ Decision Making and Strengthen Relationships with Teens”
    Psychological Autonomy” Question: What are some concrete steps you
    Question: What do you do to help your children can take to strengthen relationships through each
    learn to make good decisions? one of these parental behaviors?
    (Example: Encourage independent thinking in resolving • Sharing dinner or other family meal
    a concern with a friend)
    • Democratic parenting
    _____________________________________ • Parental monitoring
    • Consistent involvement
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________

    _____________________________________
    _____________________________________

    _____________________________________

    _____________________________________

    _____________________________________

    Handout No. 1 – Strengthening Parent-Teen


    Relationships in a Challenging World

    NDSU Extension Service, North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, and U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Duane Hauck, director,
    Fargo, N.D. Distributed in furtherance of the acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914. We offer our programs and facilities to all people regardless of race, color,
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