Chapter 4: Family

There are many chat groups for parents on the web. Here are a few suggestions for finding one:

• You can go to a portal site and click on Chat links. All have list sites specifically for adolescents and parents:
  • Yahoo
  • Lycos
• Teen Advice hosts chat lines and advice sessions on a wide range of issues relevant to adolescence.
  • You may be especially interested in their advice on
    • How to Talk to Your Parents
    • How to get your parents' trust back
• Parenting of Adolescents hosts a similar forum with similar advice sessions for parents of teenagers.
  • Examine parallel advice on Communicating with Teens
  • And for parents of younger children.
  • You might find these sessions interesting to compare with the concerns of parents of infants and toddlers!
    • A suggestions: Although the live chat lines are interesting, it may be easier to follow a conversation over several days by reading a threaded discussion group.