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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Treat him like a young adult. He doesn’t need to entertain the kids, do chores, and absolutely no limits on his phone. Let him sleep, feed him, and ask him what he wants to do. Don’t be surprised if he spends some time in his room [/quote]

This is perfect advice. You can ask the teen when he or she arrives whether there is something specific they might want to do/see or whether they rather just chill. Your relative might be an active teen who might ask to borrow a bicycle and helmet and look around/sightsee on their own, or they might want to lay on the couch snacking and looking at their phone. Most likely some combination of the two. You can also offer to take them somewhere like Starbucks or a movie or pool but just understand they may randomly decline.

Show them where the food is and let them know they can grab whatever they want and let them know they are invited to eat dinner at X time.

Have the bathroom stocked with personal care products for the teen’s gender. Some teens don’t quite have the executive function to pack hair conditioner AND deodorant AND toothpaste. A little basket of products will keep you from embarrassing conversations.

It’s completely unreasonable to restrict screen time at all for this age. That’s for the parents to undertake. But, it would be fair to let the teen know that because you have young kids, the house needs to be quiet from 9pm on, so if they are watching a movie, calling a friend, or listening to music, they need to have earbuds in. Most teens would find that very reasonable I think. [/quote]

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