| From Strugglingteens.com The Woodbury Report Woodbury Reports, Inc. Bonners Ferry, ID Answers Your Mother Never Gave You Host: Lon Woodbury, MA, CEP, IECA President and Founder 208-267- 5550 lonwoodbury@gmail.com www.strugglingteens.com Featured on The Woodbury Report On K4HD.com Live Mary Romero - Life Coach and Author Teenage Girls, The Guide for Health, Wellness and Self Esteem Tuesday, September 2, 2014 Today's guest on K4HD.com, The Woodbury Report, with host Lon Woodbury, was Mary Romero, a life coach, advocate and author of several books, including today's topic- Teenage Girls- The Guide for Health, Wellness and Self Esteem. Mary is concerned that today's parents aren't taking the time to have the much needed talks with their children, due to heavy workloads, two income households and from shear lack of energy and time and therefore our kids suffer, and fall by the wayside. But most importantly- the relationships our children have with moms and dads is being affected. There are just so many issues to cover and talk about, so the kids are getting their information (especially about sex) from their friends and peers….incorrect information. As the parents, when you do talk to them about intimacy and sex, "I find that humor is a good opener. Rather than approaching them with a serious tone- open up the dialog by just asking. If you feel old or mature enough to do the act- you're old enough to talk about it." Kids are growing up too fast now. It is common place on TV and it sends bad messages about self-esteem and self-respect to our kids, and the end result is our kids are exposed to far too much- too quickly. When talking to your teens- especially girls, be frank and open and honest. We need to adjust our thinking to the changing times- be persistent in keeping an open dialog going with your kids. By doing so, they know they can come to you when they have a problem. Talk to them straight up- not as a friend, but as a role model, with role modeling behaviors. Females need to be respected, and males just think differently than females. The girls carry the brunt of the decision to having sex…whereas males can and do just walk away. Guys are more casual about sex and girls put more emotion into it. Girls need to understand that just because a guy looks good- with muscles and looks, doesn't mean he's a good guy and young females need to learn this at an early age…they need to learn and see the red flags. "Relationships on TV are not real! They are designed to show drama…everyday life- now that is real." As parents, being consistent with an open dialog, talking with them, watching out for them and trusting your gut feelings when they come up is necessary. Teens just don't know that sex does not equal love. Our kids will lie to us about something, but trust that if you keep the dialog open, they will talk with you when there is a problem. To learn more contact Mary Romero at llcoachromero@yahoo.com or 804-330-5091 Listen to the full interview here: Answers Your Mother Never Gave You For a complete archive of Woodbury Reports articles and interviews, go to www.strugglingteens.com How To Be Noticed! We are looking for guests and sponsors for our Internet Talk Radio shows. Give a listen on Monday noon PT onLATalkRadio.com and Tuesday noon PT on K4HD.com. Our reach to listeners, in addition to the traffic to strugglingteens.com, include podcast listings on LATalkRadio.com, iTunes, Stitcher Radio and iHeart Radio Network. © Copyright 2012 by Woodbury Reports, Inc. |