The following DO’s and don’ts may help parents in improving their relationship with teenagers:
1. Show affection. They still need a soothing touch, a loving bare hug, an encouraging pat and some loving words.
2. Give them a lot of attention. Sit with them and patiently listen to their problems. Treat them as friends and respect them.
3. Don’t scold them in front of their friends, for rejection by their peer group in the worst kind of humiliation for them.
4. Always trust them. Make them feel like adults by giving them responsibilities and ask their suggestions in solving family problems.
5. Don’t ever tell lies to them, for you’ll be setting a bad example. When they discover the truth, they will stop respecting you.
6. Don’t quarrel in front of them, for it gives a sense of insecurity and they feel ashamed of you.
7. Don’t try to boss over them or beat them. If you want them to do something for you, ask them politely.
8. Don’t compare them with your friend’s children, or their siblings, for they will feel jealous and dislike you.
9. Don’t be the detective in knowing their inner secrets that are never meant to be told to you.
10. Don’t protect them too much. They are independent and can very well take care of themselves.
These 10 tips can bring back the magic in your family. Treat the teenagers gently, so that they will have lesser scars of frustration and conflict and will make better parents when it comes to them.
1. Show affection. They still need a soothing touch, a loving bare hug, an encouraging pat and some loving words.
2. Give them a lot of attention. Sit with them and patiently listen to their problems. Treat them as friends and respect them.
3. Don’t scold them in front of their friends, for rejection by their peer group in the worst kind of humiliation for them.
5. Don’t ever tell lies to them, for you’ll be setting a bad example. When they discover the truth, they will stop respecting you.
6. Don’t quarrel in front of them, for it gives a sense of insecurity and they feel ashamed of you.
7. Don’t try to boss over them or beat them. If you want them to do something for you, ask them politely.
8. Don’t compare them with your friend’s children, or their siblings, for they will feel jealous and dislike you.
9. Don’t be the detective in knowing their inner secrets that are never meant to be told to you.
10. Don’t protect them too much. They are independent and can very well take care of themselves.
These 10 tips can bring back the magic in your family. Treat the teenagers gently, so that they will have lesser scars of frustration and conflict and will make better parents when it comes to them.
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