Sunday, March 6, 2011

How To Be A Good Mom Or Dad To Your Teen

By Shannon M. Rucker


Up to this day, it is still unclear as to how parents should raise their teens. Sometimes, teens are mild mannered and would love to follow your footsteps. At other times, they begin their wild years and tend to break a lot of the rules you have imposed for their safety. Teaching your teen about life and responsibility can become a burden if you do not know how to deal with them.

Let your teen do whatever he or she wants as long as it is not detrimental to his physical, mental, and social well-being. Bottom line is, if your teen does nothing that will offend others and causes an infarction with the law then let him be.

For parents, it is easy to undermine teenagers when both of you get into an argument. You easily tell them off that they know nothing about life but that may be the last thing you should tell them. Try to listen to their side of the story and see what both of you can do to reach an understanding.

How will you teach your teen not to smoke or drink if you are doing it yourself? Teens often emulate or set an example to the people they highly regard so if you find your teen smoking a pack of cigarette, ask yourself, have you been doing the same?

When your teen begins asking questions about sexuality and the changes that are brought upon by teenage years, be straight with your answer and never beat around the bush. It is much better that you address the issue right away and give a straight answer.

Teens do need your support even if they keep on telling you that they don't. You already know that they do not have what it takes to live in the real world and you are there to support them and help them realize that the real world is difficult. Teach them to go through all difficulties.

An action always has an equal amount of reaction. When you set of a bomb, you get an explosion. That is how life works and teens do not understand that. What they do is they try things and never own up to their actions. Discipline your teens to accept the repercussions of their choices.

You can always teach your teen to give back to their community and in return help them realize that they have the ability to make a good and healthy community. It will also teach them to give something to receive something in return.




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