2006-06-11 22:43:07 · 9 answers · asked by blossom 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
I think mainly to test the boundaries.
To see how far they can push and to also get their own way.
Its not easy. main thing is that you as a parent as to lead by example. If you dont, your kids will use your short comings as a reason for them to rebel and get a way with things.
Good Luck
2006-06-12 01:24:27 · answer #1 · answered by tom tom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wish i knew the answer to this one...WOW. lol. I have 5 children and the oldest two are rebelling now. I know when I was growing up I was allowed to do just about anything because my parents trusted me. I wanted the same for my kids. So I actually became "my parents" didnt work. The oldest two still say they want "individuality". I let them to an extent. So really, is there an answer? Dr Phil? lol
2006-06-12 00:04:20 · answer #2 · answered by patti h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think all children rebel - all to different extents of course. Children and teenagers are learning like the above answer said - their own identity and who they are. They are becoming to realise they are not just a part of you but their own person and they like to test to see how far they can go. I think all children need discipline as not to harm themselves, but its also important they have some freedom too, to experience the concequences of their own decicions - otherwise how will they learn if they dont experience it for themselves? Its so hard for us as mothers and fathers to sit back and watch when all we want to do is wrap them up in cotton wool. I think its important when a child does make a mistake - that we don't say I told you so, but that they know we are always there to fall back on.
2006-06-12 00:31:14 · answer #3 · answered by kezzafazza 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's human nature to rebel against authority. Kids need to learn where the boundaries are. They do this by testing them.
2006-06-12 02:36:58 · answer #4 · answered by Garfield 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rebellion is a normal psychological development for all children. Oddly enough, this is how kids establish their own identities--rebellion is "proof" that they don't have to be just like their parents, that they are brave enough to challenge them.
Whether you're a mother or a father, there is a great book called How to Father, and it will provide you with lots of reassurance about the development of children!
2006-06-12 14:18:41 · answer #5 · answered by knowitall 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally its the kids with such strenuous rules that they feel there is no freedom in their lives. I never rebelled because I was allowed to do alot of things (within reason).
2006-06-11 22:48:14 · answer #6 · answered by foxtel_iq 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're trying to forge their own sense of identity by rejecting what they feel has been forced on them by their parents. While some young people feel the need to do this, if you raise them well they will always come back to having good values in the end. Like the Bible says, raise up a child in the ways of the Lord and he shall not depart from them when he grows older.
2006-06-11 22:47:23 · answer #7 · answered by Kev 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I rebelled because I had alot of death in my life and just never ended but my friends in there teens just kept dieing and it threw me into big wurl wind
2006-06-11 22:46:44 · answer #8 · answered by J J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do our parents bug us about every little thing when we know right from wrong?
2006-06-11 22:46:55 · answer #9 · answered by brainlessbandit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋