Thinking About YOUR Family

Positive Encouragement
Healthy Communication Style
Building Trust

PARENTS
·Do you encourage your children, and if so, in what ways?
·Do you know when is the right time to talk to your children?
·How do you ask your children to help you?
·How would you feel if your children complimented you?
·Do you have high expectations for your children?
·Do you think your children have an easier life than you?
·How do you approach your children when they are in a bad mood?
·Do you think about all the consequences (positive and negative) before punishing?
·Do you spend quality time with your children, and if so, how?

TEENS
·Do your parents encourage you? If so, how?
·Do you feel that your parents are expecting too much?
·How do you know your parents support you?
·Do you like spending quality time with your family?
·Do you offer help to your parents?
·Do you think your parents have an easier life than you?
·How do you know your parents care about you?
·Do your parents know that you care about them?

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PARENTS
·Do you feel comfortable talking with your teens?
·What's a good time to talk to your teens?
·What's a bad time to talk to your teens?
·When is the right time to communicate with your kids?
·Are you aware of your child's emotions?
·Do you listen to your kids?
·Do you think your kids listen to you, and if not, why?
·Do you think you have good communication with your kids? Why?

TEENS
·Do you feel comfortable talking with your parents?
·Do you know when it's a good time to talk to your parents?
·Do you know when it's a bad time to talk to your parents?
·When is the right time to communicate with your parents?
·Do you listen to your parents?
·Do you talk to your parents when you're facing problems?
·Do you feel you can share personal concerns and feelings with your parents?
·Do you share more with your friends?
·What kinds of problems are uncomfortable to talk with your parents about?
·How do your parents approach you when they want to ask you something?
·Do you argue with your parents more than talking to them regularly? Why?
·Do you think you have good communication with your parents? Why?

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PARENTS
·Do you think your kids are constantly hiding things from you?
·Do you trust your teens, and if so, how much?
·Why do you think your kids don't trust you?
·Have you ever gone through your kids' belongings?
·Do you ever stereotype your kids' friends?
·How often do you punish your kids?
·How often do you criticize your kids?
·Why do you think your kids lie to you?
·Do you think your kids are too juvenile?
·Why do parents not trust their kids?

TEENS
·Do you trust your parents with taking care of your stuff?
·Are you honest with your parents? How honest?
·Do you ever lie to your parents, and if so, how often?
·How much do you trust your parents?
·Do you think your parents trust you?
·Do you know why your parents don't trust you?
·Why do you not tell your parents everything?
·Do your parents check up on you?
·Do you think adults stereotype you?
·Do you think your parents are too overprotective?

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