Communicating with Your Texting Teen Is it tempting to communicate with your kids by sending them a text message? Those tapping thumbs tend to edit out attitude or an angry voice, and may improve parent/teen chat. Does editing face-to-face communication affect social skills and the parent/child relationship? Join a lively discussion of this issue that families of teens are facing for the first time!

A teen’s point of view:

Parents sound off:

“I am a LOT more open with my mom now that we text. . i text my mom when im having trouble at school, friend troubles, health problems.” [sic]

“children are getting phones way too young; we are losing too much face-to-face contact . . . wake up, do we need to lose connection with our teens any more than we already do in the teen years?” Other parents recognize that some kids “tell me more via text than he ever did verbally. It’s been a great ‘private’ way for us to communicate - even texting him encouragement when I hear him having difficulty with his siblings. This is a totally unexpected benefit for us. (Note: this was not true with his older brother).”

Join a lively discussion of this issue that families of teens are facing for the first time!

Monday, December 2nd, 2013 6:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. Armstrong Middle School Library For more information contact Maria Carroll at 469.752.4618 or [email protected] Visit www.pisd.edu/about.us/departments/familyservices.shtml for a complete list of parent education classes.

Comunicándose con su adolescente texteador/a ¿Es tentador comunicarse con sus hijos mandandoles un mensage de texto? Esos dedos tecleando tienden a editar actitudes o voces enojadas, y pueden mejorar la platica padres/adolescentes. ¿El editar la comunicación cara-a-cara afecta las abilidades sociales y la relación padres/hijos? Únase a una plática viva en este asunto que las familias de adolescentes están enfrentando por primera vez!

Lunes, 2 de Deciembre, 2013 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Escuela secundaria Armstrong En la Biblioteca

Para más información contactar: Maria Carroll, (469) 752-4618 or [email protected] Visite: www.pisd.edu/about.us/departments/familyservices.shtml Para ver un lista completa de clases de educación para padres.