Asking our 15 year old daughter a simple question will sometimes erupt into a screeching, door-slamming fiasco! The urge to roll our eyes and blame hormones, or dramatics, is really strong. But instead, we recognize that she is still developing the parts of her brain that help her to find appropriate ways to deal with her emotions. The AP part pays off when 20 minutes later, she emerges from her room and says “Can we rewind? I was thinking about something else when you asked me that and I wasn’t really listening.” Totally worth it!

APing when they are young doesn’t automatically mean that you avoid every single “typical teen” behavior… however, it does mean that you have the history, the trust, and the skills to keep on doing the AP thing long after the co-sleeping, the breastfeeding, and the babywearing work are done!

I truly believe on this to make a good communication between parents and your teen is through trust. Be more open on every situation listen before making decisions and don’t go over reacting on things need to know because teens like them needs comfort and assistance that parents must give.