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Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
Dear Sara answers parenting and child raising
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published October 2, 2008
Dear Sara,
My 17 year old daughter Shelby is
really upset. She has been
dumped by her boyfriend who has
started "going with" one of her
friends in their group. She is angry,
depressed and embarrassed and
feels awkward socializing with
them. How can I help her deal with
this? Ginny
Dear Ginny,
This type of situation is fairly common
with teens. They meet someone and
fall "madly in love" and soon the
romance cools and there is someone
else to be interested in. This seems
to be part of the process in choosing
a mate.
It is very uncomfortable for one or the
other if this doesn't happen at the
same time. The next time Shelby may
be the one who loses interest first.
This doesn't keep her from hurting
and having very acute feelings of loss,
however.
Your job here is to listen and let her
tell you how she feels. Let her cry
and vent if she wants and don't give
advice or try to fix things. She will
eventually work things out with her
friends. Mostly she just needs some
time to get over her feelings of
rejection. There may very well be
some young man waiting to be a
replacement.
Shopping is also good therapy and a
new outfit might lift her spirits
somewhat. This can be a good time
for you and Shelby to do some things
that you like to do together. I hope
that things return to normal soon.
Sara
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published October 2, 2008
Dear Sara,
My 17 year old daughter Shelby is
really upset. She has been
dumped by her boyfriend who has
started "going with" one of her
friends in their group. She is angry,
depressed and embarrassed and
feels awkward socializing with
them. How can I help her deal with
this? Ginny
Dear Ginny,
This type of situation is fairly common
with teens. They meet someone and
fall "madly in love" and soon the
romance cools and there is someone
else to be interested in. This seems
to be part of the process in choosing
a mate.
It is very uncomfortable for one or the
other if this doesn't happen at the
same time. The next time Shelby may
be the one who loses interest first.
This doesn't keep her from hurting
and having very acute feelings of loss,
however.
Your job here is to listen and let her
tell you how she feels. Let her cry
and vent if she wants and don't give
advice or try to fix things. She will
eventually work things out with her
friends. Mostly she just needs some
time to get over her feelings of
rejection. There may very well be
some young man waiting to be a
replacement.
Shopping is also good therapy and a
new outfit might lift her spirits
somewhat. This can be a good time
for you and Shelby to do some things
that you like to do together. I hope
that things return to normal soon.
Sara