Teenage is the most crucial age for both parents and child. It is the time when a child goes through several changes and during this time they become rebellious and it is important to guide them properly. It is most difficult time for the mothers are while bringing up their teenagers as they can neither be treated as adults nor be treated as kids. Here are some parenting tips for raising teenagers.
Be their friend: It is difficult to become friend with someone much younger to you but you have to become his or her friend and share a lot of things with your teen age kids. They are adults-in-the-making and by becoming their friend, they will never feel lonely and will share every problem with you that they face. Talk about their boyfriends or girlfriends and this will make them feel more close to you.
Be understanding: Even you were a teenager once upon a time so try understanding their situation and solve their problems as a friend. By being understanding they will trust you even more and will help them in maturing and will commit lesser mistakes than you did while you were a teenager. Do not roar over partying or going out with their friends, instead make them understand their adverse effect with ease and wit.
Show your love: Everyone yearns for love, including you and me and thus even your kids. Teenage is a time when they go through several changes be it physical or emotional and this is why they become rebellious. It is important that you show them that you love them and you care for them. Spend as much time as possible with them and make them feel their importance in your life.
Be a good listener: Let your kid do all the talking and you do all the listening. It is important that you become a good listener, although it is not very easy all the time but you will have to do this for your kid. Do not ignore them or avoid them if they want to talk to you and share their thoughts with you as this will take them away from you. So try becoming a good listener.
Channelize their energy properly: During the teenage, the kids are bundled with abundance of energy so it is important to channelize their energy in the right way. At this age, especially the boys get involved in fights and other such activities and by properly utilizing their energy by making them get involved in sports etc, will divert their mind from such activities.
Minimize the pressure: During teenage you need to deal with your kids in a very subtle way and increasing various pressures on them of studies, extra curricular activities will make them rebellious. So, it is important that you minimize the pressure on them and let them do as per their wish. But I don’t mean that you encourage them to drink and smoke but if they show interest in piercing their ears or in having a tattoo, don’t discourage them rather make them understand the risks in a healthy way. Also allow them to express themselves because by suppressing them all the time may make them rebellious.
These are a few parenting tips for raising teenagers in a healthy manner. Remember that they are no longer kids rather they are adults-in-the-making and you need to treat them like that and not as small kids.
Be their friend: It is difficult to become friend with someone much younger to you but you have to become his or her friend and share a lot of things with your teen age kids. They are adults-in-the-making and by becoming their friend, they will never feel lonely and will share every problem with you that they face. Talk about their boyfriends or girlfriends and this will make them feel more close to you.
Be understanding: Even you were a teenager once upon a time so try understanding their situation and solve their problems as a friend. By being understanding they will trust you even more and will help them in maturing and will commit lesser mistakes than you did while you were a teenager. Do not roar over partying or going out with their friends, instead make them understand their adverse effect with ease and wit.
Show your love: Everyone yearns for love, including you and me and thus even your kids. Teenage is a time when they go through several changes be it physical or emotional and this is why they become rebellious. It is important that you show them that you love them and you care for them. Spend as much time as possible with them and make them feel their importance in your life.
Be a good listener: Let your kid do all the talking and you do all the listening. It is important that you become a good listener, although it is not very easy all the time but you will have to do this for your kid. Do not ignore them or avoid them if they want to talk to you and share their thoughts with you as this will take them away from you. So try becoming a good listener.
Channelize their energy properly: During the teenage, the kids are bundled with abundance of energy so it is important to channelize their energy in the right way. At this age, especially the boys get involved in fights and other such activities and by properly utilizing their energy by making them get involved in sports etc, will divert their mind from such activities.
Minimize the pressure: During teenage you need to deal with your kids in a very subtle way and increasing various pressures on them of studies, extra curricular activities will make them rebellious. So, it is important that you minimize the pressure on them and let them do as per their wish. But I don’t mean that you encourage them to drink and smoke but if they show interest in piercing their ears or in having a tattoo, don’t discourage them rather make them understand the risks in a healthy way. Also allow them to express themselves because by suppressing them all the time may make them rebellious.
These are a few parenting tips for raising teenagers in a healthy manner. Remember that they are no longer kids rather they are adults-in-the-making and you need to treat them like that and not as small kids.