Are Your 'Good' Teenagers, Busy Teenagers?

[1blessed4life]

One thing I have noticed about our teenage daughter is that if (we suggest and help with options) she stays busy, she tends to have less time to get pulled into as many worldly directions.
She participates in a sport, and is checking into after school clubs, along with a school bible study. She also attends two youth groups (one youth club).
We also try to keep a CBD catalog available & have her circle christain books that are of interest to her. Then I know what she is having tug on her mind & heart. So we can talk.
I also try to make a point of spending 'talk-time' to allow her to 'share' what is going on in her world at school. (She attends a public high school).
We also find that teenagers watch parental examples way more than we realize! I see other teens drinking, and the parents wonder why? - yet have the alcohol available in their own home.
Teenagers can be challenging, but they can also be a blessing!
We also enjoy family time together; church, playing games, bicycling, cooking, and family movies. And during day-trips we get to make family memories together.

Are your teens busy? :roll:

[pa_wife]

Our dd is a busy little thing, but like you we ultimately have control of the business of her life. Her little circle of friends have parents who are in my little circle of friends and we know them all from her school or youth group at church. She also plays different sports and dance team--- we have also started letting her have get togethers with these "approved of" friends. They have been taking turns every other Sat. night hosting a movie and snack night. It is a group of 4 or 5, parents are in house---and in and out of family room extremely often, the movie is something all parents approve, most of the time the parents stick around and we all just have a good time.

[1blessed4life]

[quote"pa_wife"] we have also started letting her have get togethers with these "approved of" friends. They have been taking turns every other Sat. night hosting a movie and snack night.


That's a great idea. :) I sure wish I knew the parents of our daughters friends that well. But they are just school friends, so far - since we only moved here right before school started.

[pa_wife]

I think the best way, without having to say it to our dd, to know what she is doing all the time is to know her friends parents. Im just so blessed that I happen to really like, even love, some of their parents! Dd's bestest friend is the son of my Bible study leader---she is such a blessing to our whole family. She also has a daughter that is a couple years older than my dd and has a vault of info for me :D