Tame Your Teenager

We all struggle in our relationships from time to time and especially with our teens. Regardless of our backgrounds or experience, we just don’t fit together like puzzle pieces. However, getting through these tough times quickly, successfully, and as unscathed as possible depends a lot on perspective. And I believe that there are three paradigms that are essential to understand and put into practice in order to have long-term relationship success.

The first thing to understand is that the quality of our relationships directly impacts the quality of our lives.  It is a truth that cannot be ignored, thus the conclusion that one must come to is, “If I want to have a good life, I will start with making my relationships excellent.”

Even though hard times come, the quality of our relationships have a tendency to shore us up. (more…)