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35 Ways to Show your Tween/Teen You Love Them

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By Bridget Richard, LISW-S March 5, 2017

1. Show up to the school play/sports/performance


2. Get to their activities on time


3. Family dinner, at the table


4. A hug


5. A kiss


6. Snuggle on the couch


7. Be consistent


8. Say no and mean it


9. Admit when you are wrong


10. Turn off Facebook alerts


11. Say I am proud of you


12. Point out what they did right, not what they did wrong


13. Ask, โ€œDo you want my advice?โ€


14. When they say, โ€œNoโ€ just listen.


15. Unless it is dangerous just bite your lip and listen


16. Talk about sex


17. Talk about drugs


18. Talk about media use


19. Listen to their music in the car


20. Share your music with them


21. Donโ€™t compare your childhood experience to theirs


22. Share your stories


23. Spend time as a family


24. Spend time with them one on one


25. Help them with their homework, or get a tutor to.


26. Say, โ€œI believe in you.โ€


27. Explain your expectations clearly


28. Put a happy note in their lunch


29. Be respectful to the other parent(s)


30. Listen, listen, listen


31. Be home


32. Leave your room and spend time in the kitchen/family room


33. Treat each child as an individual


34. Put down the cell phone


35. Say, โ€œI love you.โ€