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Episode Thirteen - Parenting in the United States

Special Skills Activity

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Parenting Skills

There are many different skills parents need in order to communicate effectively with teenagers. Although it may be difficult to communicate with teenagers, a good relationship between parents and teenagers brings satisfaction and reward. It is important to listen to teenagers actively and with an open mind.

Discipline should be used to teach, not to punish, and it must be consistent. Being honest with teenagers is difficult, but it brings good results later on. Set a good example, and be a good role model. Telling teenagers what to do is less effective than modeling good behavior. Also, it is important not to condemn or criticize severely. Teenagers want to know that their parents are proud of them, and need recognition, respect and guidance in developing good self-esteem. Parents should look for chances to reward and recognize good behavior, and share their own experiences with stories, wit and humor.

1.  The best way to teach teenagers is to ___.
 punish them when they do something wrong  tell them exactly what to do  set a good example and model good behavior

2.  Discipline for teenagers should be ___.
 severe punishments  used to teach, not punish  based on how mad you are

3.  Parents should try to catch teenagers ___.
 doing something bad so they can be punished  doing something good so they can be rewarded  doing something

4.  To communicate well with teenagers, parents need ___.
 psychological counseling  to have no special skills  many different skills

5.  It is important to ___.
 tell teenagers what to do  listen to teenagers with interest and an open mind  punish teenagers when they break the rules

6.  Wit and humor ___.
 are inappropriate when dealing with teenagers  are okay for teenagers, but not their parents  should be shared by parents and teenagers

7.  Teenagers ___.
 only care what their friends think and don't care what their parents think  want to know that their parents are proud of them  respond well to criticism

8.  A good relationship between parents and teenagers ___.
 brings satisfaction and reward.  is easy.  is impossible.

9.  Being honest with teenagers ___.
 doesn't work  is difficult, but gets good results  is not as important as punishment for bad behavior

10.  Sharing their own experiences and stories with teenagers is something parents ___.
 do to bore their children  should never do  should do

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