Teens are hyper-aware of your actions. Often, they are "reading your face more than your rules".
A mom teaching her son to sew on a button or her daughter to check the oil in the car is building competence. And competence creates confidence. Nothing silences teen anxiety like the quiet knowledge that, "I can take care of myself." mom teaching teens
"Because, like people, some things need a little extra grace to keep their shape," Maya explained, leaning against the washer. "If you treat everything with high heat and heavy agitation, it wears out before its time. That goes for your clothes and your friends." Teens are hyper-aware of your actions
It happens almost overnight. One day, you’re tying their shoelaces and cutting their sandwiches into triangles. The next, you’re standing in the kitchen staring at a human who is taller than you, rolling their eyes because you dared to ask, "How was school?" And competence creates confidence