Its important to keep a good relationship with your children, especially at the age when they are about to turn into teenagers.
My daughter is 10 yrs old, but I think its very important that from now i start showing a friendly and good relationship with her, not that we don't have a good relationship now, we do, but the extra touch needs to be shown, so that she can feel comfortable when talking to me about anything she wants, and never has to hesitate. I want to make her feel that she can come up to me anytime and talk about anything.
This way the relationship will be good for the future, she will be open with me and ask me or tell me before she takes steps in her life.

How would you like or how is your relationship with your teenagers?

My son is 18 years old. It was hard during the first years of puberty. His peer group was more important and he does not take too well with guidance and counsellling. It has become easier now, and he is more open to counseling.

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My boys are 20, 17 and 15. I have learned to communicate with them. This is the key. Letting them know that they can tell you anything and you won't judge them. My boys sometimes tell me much more than I really care to know, but I think that it has made our relationships very strong.

I would rather this than having them hide everything from me.

Having an open communication with your children is very important. Why not try to make friends with their friends? I think this would help you to a strong bond with them.

I agree with you. Going into the teen years, you child needs more attention. There are going to be many things they hear about, see and may want to experiment with. They need to know they can be open and honest with you and that you guys can really be close friends. You don't want to scare your teen into feeling that they can't come to you for advice or get worried that you'll get mad at them if they tell you things you may not want to hear

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