Teenagers are so important to keep in your heart as they are still your children and you will see them that way until they are old.
But unfortunately when they start growing up they do change. Please don’t let that worry you as long as you know they have good friends.
You will find that when they start growing up they change as they are really starting their own lives. It will be that way and you have to help them.
By helping I mean if they do not talk to you that often and don’t come and tell you things, do not feel bad about it as they are growing up and finding their own path.
If you started doing the right thing when they were small and taught them morals and standards, it will stay there forever they might change when there hormones start changing and they might seem different, but remember they do not stay children forever.
They will stay your children for ever but they are now becoming grownups and they have to find their own path. Believe me if their upbringing was good and done with examples, from you that they will never really get lost along the way. The minute they think they are getting lost, they will think back to what you had taught them and that is the only way you can help them now.
Just keep watching from far and make sure you are happy with what they are doing, and you will see these beautiful babies you had, growing up into wonderful young men and woman. All teenagers go through a difficult stage as their whole bodies are changing and suddenly they have to start thinking and doing things for themselves. Do not let them feel smothered as it is their turn to go through what we all went through.
Life works that way and you may find that in time they are satisfied with what they want in life and they will be back to the wonderful children that you brought up in the right way.
School is a very important part of this process as the teachers start treating them different because they also realise that these children are becoming grown up and they treat them differently. But with the treating of them as more grown up the problems start that they have to work out for themselves and they will find a way.
So do not feel as if they do not care for you anymore they have so much to work through and, all you can do is be there if they really want it.
They must never feel that you have given up on them or you do not understand as when you are there and they want to talk to you just listen.
Ask them to tell you what they think, and try to help them work it out by them. Once you have succeeded you will feel wonderful, but believe me they will feel even better.
It is so important to lead and help them without them realising it, and let them think it is all their idea. Once they get confidence in themselves it is so weird to see that older child becoming the same loving one when they were small.
But as I said before if you do not teach them from a young age what is right and what is wrong, you might feel very sad if things do not work out for them.
They might even say it is your fault but look past that and look at what they are going through before you judge them as life is not easy and growing up is even worse.
So just keep loving them and leading them as much as you can without them feeling overwhelmed.
I really hope this is a bit of help for some parents who are going through the children growing up, and that is not easy but handle it with patience and love.
Have a wonderful blessed day from me.
