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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two big things:

1) Allow your child to experience disappointment, frustration, anger, and other negative emotions throughout childhood.  Do not shield them from every hurt or every disappointment.  Allow them to develop coping mechanisms for everyday pain and support (like, you!) for big problems.

2) Give a child increasing levels of responsibility - for chores, for money, for grades - as they grow older.  Make them feel responsible for how they spend their time, how they make money, and if you let them spend your money.

A little experimentation with alcohol or even some drugs in high school is not the end of the world.  But when kids use alcohol, pot, or harder drugs to cope with everyday stressors, you're looking at addictions developing.

Too many parents today try to shield their kids from EVERY stress and every mistake -- or worse, from the consequences of their mistakes.  That develops young adults who have no coping skills and no sense of responsibility or efficacy.

[said by the stepparent of a 20 year old college dropout and cocaine addict whose parents bailed her out any time she left a book or homework assignment at home, never expected her to do a single chore, never asked her to chip in for any expenses, never required her to pay for summer school when she failed classes, never expected that she hold a job or keep a commitment to a team or club, etc.  Too much free time, too much money, not enough responsibility.][/quote]
Applause. Applause. Really.  Read this. [/quote]

Yep, this. Hold your teen accountable for his/her actions and behavior. Let them experience natural consequences.[/quote]

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