PARENTS NEED TO BE THE 'ROLE MODELS'

This is the greatest challenge before any parents. We are the source of our children's biological being. We are also the source of much of what they know about the world and how they view it. Our challenge is to be the kind of people that we want our sons and daughters to become.

If we want our children to be respectful, then we need to Model Respect.

If we want our children to be Responsible, then we need to Model Responsible behavior.

If we want our children to be Truthful, then we need to Model Truthfulness. If we want our children to admit their Mistakes, then we need to admit our Mistakes and Apologize.

If we want our children to be Faithful and Loyal, then we need to Model Faithfulness and Loyalty.

If we want our children to be Forgiving, then we need to Model Forgiveness. If we need our children to Love and Care, then we need to Model Love and Care.

As you Model these Values and Behaviors, you will discover your Adolescents living out the same values and behaviors.  Your children want you to love each other and have a happy and peaceful life. Your children WISH THE BEST FOR YOU.

Teenagers need you both, mother and father. They need your love and care through various actions of yours.

Though parents are often at a loss as to how to relate to their adolescents they nevertheless want to continue to be involved in their adolescents' lives. The heart of successful parenting of adolescents is the relationship that we form with them. Building a relationship of mutual respect, love and understanding, providing support and consistency are the foundations of effective parenting.

We realize that sending your child to college is a time of tremendous transition for your family. All children's go through an adjustment period and experience many ups and downs while living away from home. There are many resources here on campus available for your child to manage this transition successfully.

It is important that children's have support and encouragement from home while being allowed to mature through their own experiences. By all means be there for your child as a sounding board, but let him or her handle their own problems as much as possible. Your children's success is dependent upon his or her own ability to function independently.