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Teaching Life Skills To Your Teen

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A Note From The Santa Monica Teen & Family Therapist

As a parent, you act as both a mentor and a role model. Your responsibility is to teach your children the skills they will need to succeed in the world prior to leaving your home. – Sandra

I invite you to consider whether your teen is prepared to demonstrate the following life skills in the world:

If possible, try to set aside a portion of time each week to discuss and teach some of these life skills to your teen. The best way to approach these subjects is by creating heartfelt discussions. Try to make this a positive experience for your adolescent.

Implementing these concepts can take some time, which will vary substantially depending on the emotional maturity of your adolescent. Don’t feel like you have to tackle them all at once. You may want to consider setting aside 20 minutes a day where there are no interruptions.

In some situations, parents have not had the previous experience of entering into a similar discussion with their own parents. Therefore, I am more than happy to work together with you and your adolescent to facilitate these discussions.

If your teen or young adult child is struggling socially or emotionally, I can help you to discover the cause and remedy it.

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