Unfortunately, due to the way many of us have been raised by our parents as well as societal programming that perpetuate false ideas around love, we believe that when someone worries about us, it means they love us. We equate worrying about someone to caring about them. This is one of the biggest misconceptions that …
Parenting 101: How to Handle Your Teenager’s Increasing Demands for Independence
This is an example letter I have prepared on the topic of parent-child relationships during adolescents in response to the following inquiry: Dear Expert, My spouse and I cannot agree on how to handle our teenager’s increasing demands for independence. My spouse says we should keep our teen on a “tight rein,” but I think …