Chore charts can help. When your child does a task, draw a star. Set up game rules that lead to a small reward. The Teen Years T eenagers are changing physically and emotionally. They worry about being different, they test limits, and they make choices and mistakes.
Priorities change, and diabetes is often low on the list.
Teens often rebel against their parents' rules, so they may take serious risks with their health. You can help your teen through this time by being honest, sensitive, and supportive. Teens need to learn about making decisions and living with the outcome. To make good decisions, they need the facts about diabetes. They need to know how the choices they make about diabetes will affect them.