Parenting a teen is not easy. Many outside influences distract our youth and add challenges to parenting efforts. Youth need adults who are there for them—people who connect with them, communicate with them, spend time with them, and show a genuine interest in them. A key parental role is helping teens understand that their health and well-being—now and in the future—are not simply a matter of chance, but a matter of choice.
By engaging in positive parenting, parents can help their adolescent make healthy choices. Learn more about positive parenting on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. You may also download the following parenting fact sheets that were produced by the CDC:
- Monitoring Your Teen’s Activities: What Parents and Families Should Know
- Ways to Influence Your Teen’s Sexual Risk Behavior: What Fathers Can Do
- Talking with Your Teens about Sex: Going Beyond “the Talk”
- Parents’ influence on lesbian, gay, or bisexual teens
- Teen Health Services and One-On-One Time with A Healthcare Provider: An Infobrief for Parents
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Positive Parenting Practices, https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/protective/positiveparenting.htm | Page last reviewed: August 7, 2018
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