What Makes It Hard To Be A Teenager And A Parent
"Several people, who have teenagers, understand how hard it can be to raise them. How can you curb all of their behavior issues? What are the best ways to communicate with your kids? If we can relate to them and understand the things they are feeling, we could help diagnose their problem, right?
There are many things that raising a teenager can do for some people which include being open-minded to more things. Unless, of course, you went through some of the same struggles when you were a teenager yourself.
Being a teen is one of those times where multiple changes are occurring. Some of these issues might include trust issues, eating issues, anger and peer pressure in regards to sex, drugs and alcohol. Being argumentative and stubborn are simply two possible side effects to all of these changes. Life decisions like college and personal issues like low self-esteem can bring a lot of stress to a teenagers life. When you have so many things to deal with regarding your teenager, how do you tackle them all?
One thing that was very hard for me to learn to deal with was the several issues just like these that I had to deal with, with my two daughters. Not so much because I'm not sure how they should handle it - but instead because I'm not sure how I myself would handle it!
I felt very powerless knowing that I did not have all the answers for my children. There are a few things that I learned from a human potential expert, like Ms. Salzman, to help in these types of situations. Her name is Nancy Salzman, and it seems she has two girls, as well. In the life coaching she does through her organization Executive Success Programs, she states that instead of worrying so much about how to parent our kids, parents should be focused with parenting themselves! "Reparenting" is the word used to describe her method of teaching the parent. It was the perfect thing for me to hear at that moment.
Even though my children hadn't gotten to their teenage years, I still paid attention to what she had to say. As of this current year, my children began to show teenage behavior. And I started to do study, exploring my options for how to handle my daughters.
Being able to work on ourselves before we can handle our childrens' problems is something very important to me, so I may take her course. Parents should know exactly what they are doing with their children in order for them to tell them what to do, right? Many times, making these difficult decisions can put us, as parents, at a crossroads with how we feel about ourselves. By making sure that both teenagers and their parents are on the same level, we are guaranteeing our children a bright future."
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