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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My youngest of 3 just graduated from high school; here's my advice:

-- participating in a fall sport or drama production helps to establish a sense of belonging, even if your child later moves on to a different social circle;

-- finding a solid group of friends can take time -- be supportive of your child and counsel patience;

-- get to know other parents -- it's good to have a baseline;

-- exercise and sleep are important -- for parents as well as teens;

-- if your child's school has study periods during the day, encourage her to use this time productively;

-- the easily distracted child (i.e., 99% of teens) should not have a phone within arm's length while doing homework;

-- don't make high school all about college admissions;

--when something goes wrong (and it will),  don't ride to the rescue -- be a coach, not a superhero;

[b]-- spend time hanging out with your daughter -- watch a movie, cook together or play a board game; it's a lie that teens don't want to spend time with their parents -- they just don't want you nagging them about school or college during this time.
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Have a good ride, OP -- for better or worse, high school goes by in the blink of an eye.

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Agree with all of this, but especially the part about spending time with your kid!!  So important.

Someone on here recommended the book 'Hold on to Your Kids' and I thought it made some good points.  It's not true that your kid doesn't need you anymore! He/she still does.  [/quote]

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