There is no doubting the fact that the teenage age is quite a challenging one both for the teenagers and their parents. Many parents quickly forget that they were once teenagers and as a result tend to relate with their TEENS without the show of empathy and understanding. They tend to relate with them in a wrong way and at the end, most of them usually regret their actions and inaction.
I will be sharing, on this platform, on how to help your teenager. I will be sharing from my wealth of knowledge and experience as a professional teens worker with the my church for few years now.
The major challenge parent face in raising teenager is their ignorant of the fact that teenagers are neither adult nor children. sometimes, we relate with them as adults and sometimes we relate with them as children. As a parent, you need capacity and knowledge to raise your children generally and a special kind of knowledge for teenagers. people who have these knowledge always see raising teenagers as fun irrespective of the challenges. You too can be an expert at raising your teenager..
The teenage age is the years between 13 and 19. The age is associated with so many changes and challenges, therefore teenager are always looking for who will answer the puzzles. They have a lot of questions bothering them. They have got pressure from their friends, society and their parents. Nobody tries to understand this change and challenge, pain and pressure.
As a parent, one thing you must know is that teenage age is a challenging one, most teenagers are not stable and they need someone to be there for them. And please realise that the best person to fill this vacuum should be their parent, because there are few people to be trusted in this time and age. I usually advice parent to befriend their teenagers, i mean be their friends. Teenagers like friends. You can be enlisted on their list of friendship indirectly, and to achieve this you must get involved. Find out what they like to do and join them as often as you can. As soon as you can earn their trust, they will be opened to you.
Dear Parents, realize that teenagers are not difficult to raise,it is only your knowledge and capacity that is not adequate. Know that you can't get your teenagers on your own terms, you get them on their own terms. A good parent seeks for a heart before seeking for a hand. You want to get the best from your teenager, then you must;
Love them
accept them
get involve
acquire knowledge
relate with them
Gain their trust
discipline them
pray for them
know their friends etc.
Don't forget that your teenager has a lot he/she is battling with and he/she is Looking up to someone for help and listening ears. The question then is are you capable to handle their questions and challenges?
Thank you for reading through.. have a lovely week.
