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Barry County Ysb: How to Teach Decision Making Skills to Adolescents [Pdf]
A parent guide to a better understanding of the adolescent mind, and the steps to follow in order to help them to make good decisions. The process helps parents develop more trust in their adolescents, and helps teens achieve more...
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Mindyourmind
Teens with mental health issues often don't get the help they need in order to recover. This amazing site is designed by youth for youth and provides mental health information and personal stories from young people who have overcome...
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Sutter Health: Helping Your Teen Make Responsible Choices
Some parenting tips for communicating with a teen to help them learn to make good decisions. Emphasizes the importance of building mutual respect, and talks about the issue of peer pressure.
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Mental help.net: Motivating Adolescents Toward Responsible Choices Part I
Explains the difference between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation in the context of parenting a teenager. Then discusses the difference between controlling a teen versus giving them choices. (Published: Feb. 3, 2015)
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Mental help.net: Motivating Adolescents Toward Responsible Choices Part Ii
Part II of this article describes tools a parent has for guiding teens to make good choices, and the importance of being there for your teen to help them weather the inevitable storms of adolescence. (Published: Feb. 3, 2015)