Make sure your teen’s job occupies a healthy space in their life. It shouldn’t become their main focus.
Sexuality and gender identity is a lot different with this generation notes Demetrius Cofield, a licensed clinical mental health counselor who works with Black Clinician Network,
Communication and fortifying your relationship with your teen is your way of being in their minds, even when you can’t physically be there.
As if parenting teenagers hasn’t always been difficult enough because of the hormone-driven mood swings that happen at this time in one’s life, now there’s all of the added dangers that come with social media and the Internet.
Teenagers act out quite a bit when there isn’t a pandemic, so these new restrictions on their lives might lead to some even greater outbursts.
She may feel that male attention empowers her. But, in a gentle way, explain that male attention does not make her any more powerful. She makes herself powerful. In fact, not caring about male attention makes her the most powerful.