"Do you really know how your teen feels? Are you open with them about how you feel?
Here are some quick and easy tips on communication.

How Can I Talk With My Kids?
• Get to know their interests: music, sports, hobbies, etc.
• Know who their friends are.
• Be sure you have their attention and that they have all your attention. (no phones, no TV, no radio, etc.) Don’t always talk
with them on the run.

*Talk in the car when it is just the two of you or even a group of friends
*Talk at meals
*Take a walk or exercise together and talk.

• Keep the conversation on a positive note. (Give them a compliment along with correcting them – there are always good
things to say about someone)
• Ask questions which promote discussion. Ask open ended questions:
*How did you feel when that happened? *What was upsetting about your day? *What can I do to help?
• Share your life with them.