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They may be pains sometimes, but you've got to love them!!Nov 22 '01 Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line If you treat them with respect, they will treat YOU with respect too!!
I know I’m not actually a mother yet but hopefully, I will be within the next 15 years. However, since I’m in the middle of my teenage years, I think I know a thing or two about teenagers and how their minds work. Please don’t think that because I’m 15 I’m trying to be patronising, I just think that since I am a teenager and I will be one for another 2 years and 2 months, I just know what they are like. One of the best things in life I having a Mum (or Dad) you are best friends with, I love my Mum dearly and as you know from the other review I wrote, you could pretty much tell that I was friends with her, a lot!! Most of my friends are so amazed and delighted to see how good I get on with my Mum. So IS the be all and end all of my life, and she is the one person I go to for help. I have seen that some people on Epinions don’t like it when children grow up around alcohol. Well my theory is that if you deprive your child of alcohol (as my Dad does), then they will go out when they are older and get drunk most of the time. When you give them something, you must tell them that “with freedom, comes responsibility” and when you ask them to do jobs and they don’t want to tell them “with responsibility comes freedom”. If you are wondering why I have put these to phrases in speech marks, it’s because my parents say that to me all the time!! In saying that, don’t give them too much freedom, as they may get into a spot of bother. If you let them go out all night, every night as it won’t do them much good. If you are some one who isn’t very strict and can’t discipline your teenager, then find things that they really love and if they do something naughty, take it away from them. One of the worst things ever is when you parents lecture you and also when they patronise you. If your teenage son or daughter is annoying you or being cheeky, what ever you do don’t patronise them. If they are already in a mood, this is one way of making them worse. Especially don’t do this when your daughter is pre-menstrual, as she will always be crotchety and that will just make the situation much worse, believe me, I’m like that!! Teenagers tend to be under a lot of stress, with exams and people at school calling them names and bullying them, so they really need somewhere they can go to get away from it all. They also need to have someone they can talk to, when they are upset or angry. Be there for them make them feel cared for and wanted, and make sure that you house is a place they want to come back to, and not a place where they don’t want to have to live there. Occasionally if your son or daughter is really down, buy them something that they really want. Possessions and money aren’t everything and in the long run they will NOT make them happy. However, a few little presents and a few pounds here and there won’t go a miss and will definitely cheer them up for a little while, so you have time to work out what the problem is. If you can cook, it is a good idea to make them at least one whole and healthy meal a day, this way they will get all the vitamins and nutrients they need for a balanced diet. This will also stop them from getting colds and other infections and viruses. Make sure that you listen to you children, especially when they need something this way they will feel happy and they will hopefully listen to you when you speak. It takes two to tango, you know!! Love, affection and honesty are the main bases for a stable and loving parent-child relationship. If you are honest with them and treat them with the respect and gratitude they deserve they will give it back to you in return. Remember, even though they may act like animals sometimes, they are in fact human beings just like you!! Thanks for reading Rach xx :-)  |
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