8 THINGS NOT TO SAY TO YOUR TEEN\ pauline publications

8 THINGS NOT TO SAY TO YOUR TEEN

It has been said that the first rule of medicine is to do no harm.The first rule of communicating with teen is the same.There are all kinds of verbal pitfalls that can build roadblocks and prevent parents and teens from understanding each other.

Author William Coleman provides parents with practical advice on how to better choose what to say, how to say it, when to say it and more importantly decide when to just listen and not say anything. Despite communication frustrations, the author encourages parents to keep it up realising that talking does have an impact , even when it doesn't seem to be working. With both sincerity and humour, Coleman emphasizes that parents are engaged in an exciting exchange of ideas, values , hopes and dreams with a young person who is searching for support not condemnation. He helps parents provide their teenagers with the gift of a listening ear and the legacy of godly counsel.