Spending time with the child or adolescent in mutually enjoyable activities on a regular basis will help to build warmth and trust.

In order to be effective decision makers and to live satisfying and contented lives, people need to be aware of their goals, desires, and purposes and need to be able to evaluate or assess the extent to which they are heading in the direction specified by their inner standards.

Seeking the counsel of trusted and respected health professionals can also be helpful in providing parents with some balance for their concerns as well as other avenues of support.

Accessing a "professional listener" such as a psychologist or counselor can be useful if the loved one wants to use this form of support.

People need to feel safe to talk without their ideas being criticized, judged, demeaned, or mocked.

A parenting program should provide time for parents to clarify their own ideas about what it means to be an effective and successful parent.

Any statements from the parents may seem like criticism or judgment by the child or adolescent. It's very important that the child or adolescent does most of the talking and the parent asks questions curiously to understand the perspective of the child or adolescent.