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101 Parenting Tips you need to know!

1.      Give him unconditional love and support.

2.      Create a routine.

3.      Make family time a priority.

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4.      Set boundaries.

5.      Take care of yourself.

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6.      Lean on others.

7.      Stay positive.

8.      Build a community where you feel a sense of belonging.

9.      Ask people you trust to help with things such as carpooling or even projects around the house. It’ll take some pressure off.

10.  Accept your son's differences.

11.  Let your son know how important he is to you.

12.  Point out the positive qualities in your son.

13.  Spend alone time together.  

14.  Embrace natural consequences. Sometimes a “bad” experience can have its own lessons.

15.  Play 20 questions. Interview your son and let him interview you.

16.  Understand his needs, wants and personal goals. Know your son.

17.  Practice active listening: Your son will open up when you try to understand his world. 

18.  Include your son’s opinion. Family decisions can be better understood and received if your sons point of view is valued.

19.  Don't take your anger out on your son. 

20.  Write your thoughts out and share it with your son.

21.  Trust yourself.

22.  Work on your inner challenges every day. It takes time.

23.  Find your son a mentor or someone he admires to spend time with.

24.  Believe things will get better.

25.  Remember there is no such thing as a perfect parent.

26.  Remember that you are not alone in the parent game.

27.  Let your son explore and discover his interests in a safe environment.

28.  Giving a teenage boy responsibility is good for his self-esteem.

29.  Don't try to fix everything. Give your teen son a chance to find his own solutions.

30.  Do you best to teach your son patience.

31.  Help your son to become experienced, caring, and understanding.

32.  Focus on and talk about things that really matter to you and your son.

33.  Play with your teen son. Let them choose the activity, and don't worry about rules. Just go with the flow and have fun.

34.  Read together. Magazines, google, New York Time, anything.

35.  Try to hang out together for 10 or 15 minutes with no interruptions.

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