Honey, I’d Like to Shrink the Kids

You raised her to express herself – now you’re regretting it.

At first, you were happy to have raised a vocal young woman, but she’s taken to criticizing you and questioning you with troubling authority.

She believes she already knows everything you still have left to teach her and meets all your advice with an eye roll.

You’re worried that she’s taking advice from social media influencers and developing a skewed picture of reality.

She finds her worth in things outside of her. Then, her confidence soars with increased likes, followers, popularity, and others’ approval.

When she isn’t getting approval, she sinks into desperation and anger; her moods dictate the vibe in the house.

His world looks nothing like yours did growing up.

It’s hard to know all the pressures he’s facing in high school and online.

You want to help, but you’re not sure how.

The Internet offers as many dangers as it does information. Suddenly, your baby can access manipulative people, sexual content, and persons promoting drug and alcohol use.

Last week, you smelled cigarettes in his clothing, but he said it was his “friend” smoking nearby. Then, you found the lighter in his pocket, but he insisted it was for his Chemistry lab homework.

You don’t know what to do. You feel like you’re losing control.

Raise a healthy and well-adjusted child.

You’ve worked hard to prepare them for the pressures of tween/teen years, but that you are here indicates they are going in a direction you didn’t anticipate.

You gave them all the tools and were certain to avoid the pitfalls of your parents’ mistakes.

The same technology that concerns you for them is also available to you. You often feel compelled to check on them – vet their friends, their location, and track their movement.

It feels really easy to give into monitoring their lives while they are away from you, but you know that you don’t want to do that. You want them to make good choices as well as mistakes for learning.

Preserve your sanity

Every day brings new excuses from them. Each battle tests your resolve, but you will win the war on adolescence with your newfound ability to hold firm to your values.

You know the difference between what they choose as acceptable or unacceptable behaviors.

You learn how to set your limits and hold your boundaries.

They learn to choose wisely within those limits since fighting you is necessary for them to grow up and leave home.

You can see the whole picture right now – and they cannot.

It’s time to walk the walk.

Kids roll their eyes and pretend they aren’t listening, but they watch your every move vigilantly.

Are you ready to walk your talk?

These next few years will shape the trajectory of your child’s future.

Give your kid the support they deserve.

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