How parents can best influence their teens

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There‘s a saying that you need to practice what you preach. Another way of saying it – I think this is a great piece of advice – is, “Show. Don’t tell.” If you’re constantly lecturing your children about what they should do, but you’re not behaving in the same way, then you’re not consistently showing what you’re telling. So, for instance, if you want your child to learn how to drive without texting or dialing, you need to put down the phone when you’re behind the wheel. You need to show not tell. If you never want your child to drink and drive, you can’t have a glass of wine at dinner and then grab the keys. The consistency in modeling is so important – your child is going to do what you do more than what you say. And that’s the best piece of advice I can give in terms of helping to shape your tween and teenagers’ behavior.

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Cara Natterson, MD

Pediatrician & Author

Cara Natterson, MD has treated thousands of children and guided their parents as well. She was a partner at Tenth Street Pediatrics in Santa Monica, California, a large group practice serving infants, children and teenagers. She now runs Worry Proof Consulting, the first of its kind pediatric practice that offers parents open-ended time to review everything from medical questions and biology basics to child development and parenting issues. Cara is also the author of several books on parenting and child health. She has a unique ability to translate cutting edge research into understandable terms for parents and their kids. More recently, Cara’s consulting has extended beyond individual families to include fortune 500 companies seeking expert advice on safety issues, child health, and crisis management.

Cara has appeared on television, in print, and on the web. She is a graduate of Harvard College and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and she trained in pediatrics at the University of California at San Francisco. Cara is a Board certified pediatrician and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. And anyone who knows her knows that Cara is, by nature, one of the most risk-averse people on earth. She lives in California with her husband and two children.

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