behavioral parent training – a therapy designed to improve a child’s behaviors – we always start by drawing the line between normal teenage attitudes and unhealthy behaviors that actually impair family functioning and need to be improved.When the parent-teen relationship gets to this point, the primary focus should be on rebuilding connection and creating positive moments.
This process can take a considerable amount of time, as parents have to think hard about genuine, neutral ways they can spend time and engage with their teen – without these moments turning negative, as seems to be the prevailing pattern for your family at the moment.[Read: How to Calm an Emotionally Dysregulated Teen with ADHD]Some suggestions for you to cultivate these.
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