Sunday, October 23, 2011

Being A Parent Involves Special Skills And Unique Challenges

By Jack Wood


As you may remember, the teenage years are some of the most stressful and challenging times a person can experience. Parenting during this time is not fun because of the emotional stress and bodily changes that your kids are experiencing. Handling these difficult years can be hard, but it is all part of the natural process of growing up. The teenage years are also wonderful years that will hold many positive and rewarding memories. Often times, they will look back at their years in high school and see them as the best times of their life. Many people, however, will think about this time as being one of the worst parts of their lives.

School years for many kids may be very negative because of the peer pressure they experience. Teenagers are the most susceptible to peer pressure because it operates at a higher level in high school. Most kids will not tell their parents what is going on so they are left in the dark if it is happening. To help out your teenager, you need to express your willingness to support them no matter what.

Whenever the parents are having problems with each other, the tension is felt by the children. You can make this a terrific learning opportunity for your children by resolving the issue constructively. This approach can even be done in front of them, and they will have a good idea about how to use that in their own lives.

Most children are followers, and the first people they follow are the parents. It doesn't take too many years before the children have the parents figured out. Imitation of others is what children do best, so if you are the person who is mainly with your children, they will copy a lot of your behaviors. The world would be a better place if parents only set a positive example for their children, but that takes more effort than a lot of parents are willing to make. Even in the best of times, the are family situations that get out of hand. If those times are definitely not the norm, then children will see that and have an understanding about it.

It is inevitable that parents will find aspects of their children that they cannot stand or wish were not there. You might be surprised, or you may not be, but either way change is a constant and is something that you will have to deal with. Sometimes it gets so bad that many parents don't even like their kids once they have reached an adult age. It is a simple fact of life that personality changes will occur, and as a parent, you simply need to deal with it and accept that it is going to happen. No matter how bad your kids get, as long as you love them unconditionally, you will make it through this very troubling period.

Parenting is one of the most challenging experiences that any human being will ever face. Yes, we all know it is a hard job to do, at times, but fortunately and hopefully it is one that is based on complete and unconditional love and acceptance. That last statement is the most important thing you should remember from this article.




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