Communicating with Your Teenager
Communicating with Your Teenager
Negotiation versus rule-setting: A parent, a teen, and a doctor discuss with Host Dr. Winnie King the questions of where and how you draw the line on curfews or dating, and how you effectively adapt your parenting style to this increasingly independent young person.
Guests:
Alec Miller, PsyD - Child & Adolescent Psychologist
Jonathan Stewart - 10th grader
Lynn Stewart - Jonathan's mother
Tips:
Red Flags for Teen Depression
- Lack of enthusiasm or energy
- Social withdrawal or isolation
- General sense of hopelessness
- Sudden drop in grades or loss of interest in school
- Change in behavior at school
- Alcohol or drug use
- Restlessness or difficulty sleeping
- Change in eating habits
- Sudden weight gain or loss
- Psychosomatic complaints such as headaches, stomach aches & fatigue
