Write one word in each gap.
Advice for parents of teenagers
You’ve always (1)............................................................. up
your children to come to you when they're in trouble. You feel it’s your job to
(2)......................................................... after them when
they’re having problems. But now, as your
children are (3)............................................................. up,
they often don’t want to share their problems with you. That's perfectly normal, so don’t worry! Of course, you want to
(4)..................................................... on well with your
children, but that means you have to give them some freedom.
Maybe they’ve (5).......................................................... out
with their best friend and feel upset and angry.
Maybe they’ve just (6)...................................................................
up with the boyfriend or girlfriend they’ve been
(7).................................................... out with. Maybe
they've been (8)................................................................. down
by a friend who they trusted. Teenagers go through all these problems. If they want to talk to you about it, then that’s fine. But if they don’t, don’t force them. They’ll come to you when they’re ready.
You’ve always (1)brought up
your children to come to you when they're in trouble. You feel it’s your job to
(2)look after them when
they’re having problems. But now, as your
children are (3)grow up,
they often don’t want to share their problems with you. That's perfectly normal, so don’t worry! Of course, you want to
(4)get on well with your
children, but that means you have to give them some freedom.
Maybe they’ve (5)fallen out
with their best friend and feel upset and angry.
Maybe they’ve just (6)split
up with the boyfriend or girlfriend they’ve been
(7)going out with. Maybe
they've been (8)let down
by a friend who they trusted. Teenagers go through all these problems. If they want to talk to you about it, then that’s fine. But if they don’t, don’t force them. They’ll come to you when they’re ready.