2007-05-12 05:31:59 · 2 answers · asked by Levi 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
It can be very hard to predict. I'm in the middle of that myself. My just-turned-18 y/o son and I are now estranged (just since last night)... and we hardly ever argued at all. But we have divorce issues (he lives w/ dad and stepmom) and that complicates things.
In some families it is very smooth and reasonable, in others extremely stormy. It can work out fine in both cases. It can also go poorly in both cases (ever hear of the straight A student who blows her brains out? So it can go poorly even if you think it's going well, be warned.)
As a parent, it is important to make your expectations of your maturing child clear and up front, then step back and give them maximum space to meet your expectations their own way. If you have any dealbreaker type rules (drinking, drugs, sex in the house, stuff like that), make sure they know what they are and what the consequences are. And make the consequences reasonable, perhaps step-like. And enforce them without a lot of yelling and name-calling (avoid name-calling in general) if you can manage it.
Be yourself, your best self if possible. Don't forget to call on your own support system when you need to.
2007-05-12 05:35:21 · answer #1 · answered by Singinganddancing 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't really change other than the child continues to get more responsibility.
2007-05-12 12:34:40 · answer #2 · answered by Just a friend. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋