Picking Your Battles

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Picking Your Battles
Here are five things you can do to improve your relationship with your teen.

By Raychelle Cassada Lohmann, Contributor |Jan. 18, 2018, at 10:50 a.m.
 

Are you tired of constantly fighting with your teen? Do you wish that you could just have one conversation that didn’t end in yelling or arguing? If so, you are not alone.

Many parents struggle to effectively communicate with their teens. This is in part due to the teen’s tug for freedom and the parents pull for power and control. All of that tugging and pulling can result in a battle of the wills where failure is inevitable.

https://health.usnews.com/wellness/for-parents/articles/2018-01-18/picking-your-battles

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Having taught severely emotionally distrubed teens for the better part of 3 decades, I learned this lesson about battles:  Avoid power struggles at all costs; if you must power struggle, win at all costs.