It’s actually good when your teenager argues back
I don’t know if you are the parent of a teen, but sometimes it feels like every other conversation I have with Teen becomes an argument. My husband longs for a time when a parent’s word was unquestioned (I’m not sure I remember any such time myself), but no matter how much we wish it were different, she does like to argue her point.
And maybe that’s a good thing. Because as Time magazine reports, New research shows that adolescents who quickly backed down during an argument with their mother had a harder time resisting peer pressure to use drugs and alcohol than teens who were able to calmly, persuasively, and persistently argue their point with Mom.
Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2011/12/22/arguing-with-mom-helps-teens-fend-off-peer-pressure/#ixzz1jaIfx4Hl
And maybe that’s a good thing. Because as Time magazine reports, New research shows that adolescents who quickly backed down during an argument with their mother had a harder time resisting peer pressure to use drugs and alcohol than teens who were able to calmly, persuasively, and persistently argue their point with Mom.
Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2011/12/22/arguing-with-mom-helps-teens-fend-off-peer-pressure/#ixzz1jaIfx4Hl
It probably applies to lots of things. We say we want to lose weight. We say we want to be fit.
But what we actually do....
Here's to hoping this works...