2006-12-16 22:51:43 · 5 answers · asked by chriselyn 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Try putting yourself in the shoes of your kid. Children like appreciation and love, but it doesn't necessarily mean you have to spoil them all the time. Try to talk to them in their language then you'll understand. Try looking at the child's surroundings other than your home, including his friends.
2006-12-16 22:57:34 · answer #1 · answered by jalea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone knows that teenagers know everything and cannot be told what to do. Neither will they take advise if they ask which is rarely. Let them make their own mistakes and learn from them. Also if a parent asks their child if anything is wrong or do they just want to talk, all the parent gets is leave me along. So do it, and sit back and watch how smart they really are. The only drawback is if they screw up big time you as a parent have to pay the price because you are responsible for their actions until the age of 18.
And the most important thing is you have to be SMARTER then the child. Remember a parent does not have any rights anymore because of the stupid laws that is enacted. For instance: Sell drugs and get 10 years, spank a kid and get life, and they know it.
2006-12-16 23:04:20 · answer #2 · answered by Ex Head 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parents are a lot smarter than kids give them credit for. There aren't many things a kid goes through that a parent can't identify with on some level. Children tend to think that parents are overprotective because they don't understand, when in fact, it is understanding that makes them so overprotective.
2006-12-16 23:25:51 · answer #3 · answered by Firespider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How does any person understand another? You never truly understand another person because you can't experience everything that person has. But a parent has been in similar situations and can base their understanding on that. Also a good parent listens to their child whenever they speak because sometimes kids say important things in seemingly unimportant conversations. But that means of course that the child must want their parent to understand them and be willing to talk to their parent.
2006-12-16 22:58:48 · answer #4 · answered by jingles 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not all parents are stupid or just fell of the turnip truck
2006-12-16 22:54:23 · answer #5 · answered by Wat Da Hell 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋