My tip this week is Notice your moments of perfection >>ListenI was at a family event last month that still has me smiling on the inside and outside. Everything about the day was memorable… it was perfect. And I found myself saying aloud “All you need to know about perfection is to notice it when it happens.”The kind of moments I’m talking about can’t be organized, orchestrated or planned for. They are spontaneous moments of connection, a shared experience or deep and meaningful communication with someone you love. They happen when everyone’s moods are just right, the stars are in alignment and everything falls into place. And your only job is to take notice, and appreciate the moment.Now let’s apply this to the subject of parenting teenagers. Often parents yearn for connection with your teens, even for time spent together… and for some parents you feel this happens way too infrequently. I can appreciate that. In fact, let me read you something I wrote in my book Please Stop the Rollercoaster about when my kids were in their early-mid teens: “I remember how close we were before the teenage years came upon us…. The weekend trips to the amusement park or the country fair are precious memories of time shared. Now I have to be very creative to find events that we might share together. Perhaps I should look for “moments,” not events. We do have special moments of connection, of shared laughter. Should I be satisfied with these? I yearn for more.”Yes, you may yearn for more too, but it’s enough to notice and appreciate the moments that are perfect, no matter how short or fleeting they may be. Appreciate them. Inhabit them fully. Notice the joy. Live the moment.Even though they may be too infrequent to keep you fully satisfied, these moments will sustain you, and keep you connected to your teen. All you need to do is notice and appreciate these moments of perfection.Thanks for subscribing to my 2 Minute Tips for Parenting Teens. ‘Til next week, I’m Sue Blaney.