1. Be sure your children know how proud you are of them. Actions don’t always speak louder than words. They might be too distracted to notice your actions, but they need to know how you feel. It is important to their self-confidence that they know that they have your support. Celebrate them & their accomplishments.
2. Begin to give them a little more freedom than you have before. They will have full freedoms in college, and your offering to give them a little more freedom at home now will communicate to them that you understand their desires.