By Carlos Montebello Xavier


You will experience plenty of challenges on down the road when your little child becomes a teenager. This is a part of learning that both of you will experience together. This is a rite of passage that neither you nor your teen can avoid. But, we do not view this as all doom and gloom... not at all. Luckily, both you and your teenager will enjoy this time in their life. There will be very happy times with new things involved and numerous chances for new encounters. You have to figure out what is possible with your teen and provide them with more experiences that they can handle. But these things are all there to make your teens grow up and become responsible adults once they move out of your home.

For all those who have more than one child, we tip our hats to you and offer out highest regards only because we know the challenge involved. It's not a surprise that parents have to learn to switch gears very quickly. Parents will get the opportunity to do many things, and one of them includes being the mediator. A child's brain is constantly learning new things at a young age, and that includes what you teach them about getting along with others. Starting this early has many advantages especially for when your child is out amongst other children. Your child will be more successful in the future if you are diligent about this part of the socialization process now.

One of the hardest parental experiences is when their teenage children start feeling they can offer their criticisms about their parents, to their parents. When this happen at the very start, it is quite understandable why parents would not approve of this. Obviously, the topic and how it was presented might matter. However, realize that teens instinctively always try to break away from the family environment. Besides, teens will always want to think that their viewpoint is important, even if it really is not.

In other articles, we have talked about the value of allowing teens to have summer jobs as a way of learning important lessons and gaining positive experiences. The two lessons that we feel need to be learned here are responsibility and money management skills. Sit down with your teenager and explain everything to him or her in a positive way. You need to really listen to them when asking what they feel about saving up some cash. This is an ideal situation that puts them in the situation where they have to deal with the consequences of their decisions. If they blow their paychecks, then do not give them any money so they will know the feeling and consequences of their decisions.

Aside from not being loved by their parents, the hardest thing that a child has to deal with is not being accepted for what they really want and feel. As adults, we know what it means to be accepted by those around us. Plus, there are those among us who have had a hard time accepting some of the things about our children. But at the end of the day, those are our children. Hopefully, all parents will be able to let their children know that they love no matter what and they will always be welcomed at home. The outside world may handle them in a different manner, but home is not like this as all. It might be a struggle to teach these new behaviors to your child, but the end result is well worth it. It all depends on them because some will be more open to it than others.

Increasing numbers of people are discovering that taking photos of the children and putting them up around your property is a powerful way to keep the children content. This can be easy to do for those who have a digicam and a respectable printing device. If you do not, they are relatively inexpensive. Seek advice from your neighborhood electronics shop for more information.




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