Parenting Todays Teens Radio
  • The Turnaround (3-10-2010)

     

    PODCAST SCRIPT:

    Parents of a daughter involved in an inappropriate relationship asked me how long it would take for us to “turn her around.” They didn’t like my answer.

    I have to honestly say there are no 12-step plans when it comes to fixing inappropriate behavior and correcting a teenager’s decision-making. It could take a day to see a teen turn around to healthier decisions, or it could take ten years, or it could take a lifetime. The key is to start early and deal with bad decisions at the beginning of adolescence, when they are 12 or 13.

    Waiting until you think they have the ability to make their own decisins is too late, because the mistakes they can make then, can be much more severe and life-changing.


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