Graduation 2012: Top 8 tips for parenting the grad
(Read article summary)Graduation 2012: Staying in the moment with the top 8 tips for parenting the grad.
Whether your child is moving up to middle school, high school, or graduating from college,the pride and joy you feel as parents can rarely be matched. For many the transition has been smooth with a few small pot holes along the way. For others, the road may have been rocky and at times treacherous. But regardless of what the road to this destination has been like, now is the time to focus on the fact that your child has arrived there … in one piece no less!
It is important that you take the time to relax and enjoy. Put all your concerns about your teens on pause at least for now. We know that as a parent you have always tried to look one step ahead which is often a good strategy when parenting teens. Now is a time, however, for both you and your teen to stay in the moment. Here are a few reasons why:
1.) Your teens have worked hard and your acknowledgement, joy, and excitement for them means everything to them! After all you are their super hero!
2.) If you are worrying about what comes next then you will miss out on what is happening now!
