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Keep an open line of communication with your parents. Teens in homes where mothers and fathers work have fewer opportunities to communicate with them. If you want to have a good relationship with your parents you have to talk to them. Plan time just to talk to your Mom and Dad. Many parents are so busy with their own lives that they forget their most important jobs-their children.
Over half of the children surveyed aged thirteen and under who are at home alone for more than two hours a day reported that their father never talks to them. Teens and smaller children who are at home alone for the longest period of time and have the greatest need of verbal support are least likely to receive support from their father. Sixty percent of teens are able to get their father is attention and support.
Overall, teens give their mothers higher ratings in their ability to listen. After work, mothers make a greater effort to communicate with their children. What do teens want to talk about to their parents? They want to talk about being scared when they are alone, having much responsibility at home, failing in school. Teens also want to talk about serious subjects such as sex, drugs, Cod, religion, and death. Only 40 percent of fathers and 50 percent of mothers talk to their kids about serious subjects. Whom do you talk to if your parents won't listen? Try a close relative, a good teacher, a school counselor. But find someone to answer your questions. Don't find out the hard way.
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