Does your children talk their day to day activities to you. News like this http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/turned-on-by-vomit-and-faeces-man-tricked-13-young-boys-to-take-laxative make me worried

Yes, this piece of news has been worrying. I think as parents, we need to take time out to chat with our teenagers so that we know what's going on in their lives. However, now that they are teens (or at least approaching teenage-hood!), it can be quite a challenge to get them to share. Having dinner together and casually asking them about their day, helps. Or bringing up this piece of news, and asking your teenager about how he/she feels about it can be a great conversation-starter. As parents, we cannot help but worry but if we ensure that we remain open and approachable, our children would definitely (at least eventually!) share their thoughts with us :)

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