Parents of older teens can best help their children reach maturity by becoming a facilitator and encourager, not a financial benefactor.
Parents of older teens need to encourage and facilitate their teen in becoming more mature. If they have no money to reach their goals in life, then it’s best to help them find a job, not give them money.
It’s important for parents to understand that at this age a child’s future can be short-circuited by handing them everything on a silver platter, thereby making it appear that life on their own will be a breeze. Most of all, teens need to learn and take responsibility for the real costs and the real effort required to live away from mom and dad, not be fooled by the ease offered by an overindulgent parent.
Experts from Mark Gregston - Parenting Today's Teens -
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