Hello Everyone! Hope this post finds you in the best of health. As our children get older and more independent, they tend to not need us around as much right, or that’s just how they behave at times. Deep down I don’t think this is always the case. Children well into their teenage and early adult years still wants our “Support“. To be quiet honest even adults responds more optimistic when they have support. To add to that statement adults responds more optimistic when they (know) they have support. Children respond, react, conduct themselves more confidently when they have support as well. The first time when I realize that my support was important to my child was at one of his school events. He walked out on the platform and his eyes began to scan the audience. At this time I realize he was looking for a familiar face. how did I figure that out? He had a worried look on his face, his shoulders looked they were attached to his ears. When he discovered the familiar faces he was looking for in the audience, a smile of relief and tension left his face and body. With my son knowing that he had people there supporting him, gave him confidence. As you are reading this I’m sure you can relate to one time where your support as a parent made the difference for your child/children. As our children develop, our children still need that support. Yes they are more independent, so support will look different at difference stages of our children lives. Parental support can easily be displayed through a phone conversation, and us as parents listening to them instead of talking. We can also listen to a conflict that they are going through and asking them how did they feel about it, is also a way of providing support. Acknowledging our children’s feeling is another way of being supportive as parents. These are just a few examples that I’m sharing from some of my experience with my child as he transitioned into the teen years. As our children continue to grow, let us continue to support them in many ways possible. One of the books that I discover to be helpful is ” How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and How To Listen So Kids Will Talk”. by: Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. I Hope you find this information helpful. If you have any question or comments please do so in the section below. Thank you for your support.