Guest guest Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 For those with young children, I'd like to offer my 2 cents. Talk to your kids about everything when they are young (age appropriate of course). If they are quiet children, do whatever you can to force them to open up to you. Talk about your life's experiences. Talk about their life's experiences. But TALK, TALK, TALK. I learned this from my mom. We talked about everything. As I became a teenager, I knew that I could always talk to her about anything ... maybe even things she didn't want to hear I have two teenage boys, one with OCD and the other who is on the quiet side. My son with OCD doesn't have a problem talking about almost anything. My other son can grow moody and I sometimes keeping probing to provoke him to talk. Usually, if I make him mad, he finally gets whatever is bothering him all out and he seems happier. I don't have any problem telling my teenage boys what to do. One is 6'3 " and the other is now 6'1 " ... and even though they are looking down at mom, they still do what I tell them to do...and, in essence, are still " looking up " to me. So, talk; share; tell old famiy stories; tell your own achievements,challenges, and mistakes; but do talk to them when they are young. Best regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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