Quick Tip #2

Make a date with your teen to get coffee, get an ice-cream, get a manicure, go to a dinner and movie-mid-week, invite them to meet you at your office and then go for dinner somewhere new and different. In short,watch March madness at a sports bar,(they can get a soda)  break the daily routine in some way to show your interest in spending some time with your teen. Many teens have never seen or even know what it is their parents do. That is always a great eye opener to see their parents in a new way.