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A great article on the need to evolve our parenting as our children evolve into teens! An interesting quote from the article: "Parents who are too controllingthose who won’t step down from their manager rolesbreed rebellion. Many kids with micromanaging parents will politely agree to the harsh limits their parents set with a yes, sir or a yes, ma’am attitude, but then will break those rules the first chance they get. They don’t do this because they are bad kids, but because they need to regain a sense of control over their own lives."

The month of November happens to be Family Violence Prevention Month. In an effort to raise awareness, break down the stigma and support our community the committee has put together a month long list of activities to participate in. There is something for everyone!

What an awesome program put on by the Redcliff Youth Centre!

In this article Sue Shellenbarger explains the ways in which parents can help support their teenager through each developmental milestone. "As adolescents navigate the stormiest years in their development, they need coaching, support, good examples and most of all understanding"

Consider the last time your teen raised their voice. What kind of day had they had? What were their interactions like with their peers? Was there something important happening later that day? Did they just end their school day and need some time to decompress? ... Maybe you just needed some time to decompress. How could we approach this scenario to better understand? Food for thought on your Monday! See more