{"id":290,"date":"2013-04-24T11:06:25","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T15:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/?page_id=290"},"modified":"2018-12-03T15:40:40","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T20:40:40","slug":"parenting-adolescents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/social-well-being\/parenting\/parenting-adolescents\/","title":{"rendered":"Parenting Adolescents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For many parents, your children\u2019s pre-teen and teen years present some of the greatest parenting challenges.\u00a0\u00a0Concerns may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Moodiness<\/li>\n<li>Sullenness<\/li>\n<li>Body image issues<\/li>\n<li>Challenging authority<\/li>\n<li>Clothing, hairstyle and makeup<\/li>\n<li>Vulnerability to cyber bullying and cyber stalking<\/li>\n<li>Shift of attention from family to peers<\/li>\n<li>Exposure to smoking, alcohol and drugs<\/li>\n<li>Interest in dating and sex<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As they negotiate the path to greater independence, teens increasingly make their own choices.\u00a0 \u00a0They also tend to share less information with you than they did during their earlier years.\u00a0\u00a0 This makes it more difficult for you to differentiate between typical teenage behavior and indications of a serious problem.\u00a0\u00a0 Signs that your teen may need more help include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aggressive behavior or violence<\/li>\n<li>Decline in school or work performance<\/li>\n<li>Alcohol or drug use<\/li>\n<li>Unhealthy dating relationships<\/li>\n<li>Over focus on weight and body image<\/li>\n<li>Withdrawal from peers and activities<\/li>\n<li>Severe irritability<\/li>\n<li>Suicidal thoughts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It can be helpful to discuss your concerns with someone to determine when it is important to intervene.\u00a0 Counselors at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/\">Faculty Staff Assistance Office<\/a> are available to help you assess whether your teen\u2019s behavior suggests he or she might be at risk and to advise you on steps you could take to support your adolescent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many parents, your children\u2019s pre-teen and teen years present some of the greatest parenting challenges.\u00a0\u00a0Concerns may include: Moodiness Sullenness Body image issues Challenging authority Clothing, hairstyle and makeup Vulnerability to cyber bullying and cyber stalking Shift of attention from family to peers Exposure to smoking, alcohol and drugs Interest in dating and sex As [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6197,"featured_media":0,"parent":54,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/290"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2280,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/290\/revisions\/2280"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}