I am fairly sure that the majority of the readers of this article will agree that the teenage years are far from easy. I would even have to say that in this day and age the current crop of teenagers have never had so much pressure. Peer pressure, stressing about their looks, exams and worrying about their love life; it can be quite hard. So what can us as parents do in an attempt to lower these stress levels and to make our child’s teenage years more bareable?
“I blame the kids parents” is a famous saying. In a way I can understand the statement as I am often amazed at the amount of teenagers, well those aged between thirteen and fifteen, who are still hanging around when I take my dog for one final walk at around midnight. Now there is absolutely no way that I would allow my children to be out that late; I want to make sure that they are tucked safely in bed well before this time. So how come the parents of these teenagers are happy for them to still be out?
I certainly do not claim to know all of the answers to this subject. I am purely a web marketer who spends his day promoting a number of websites with regards to subjects such as cost reduction, DVD authoring and stuttering treaments. I therefore am not some kind of expert when it comes to all aspects of bringing up a teenager. I have a teenage daughter and try my utmost to keep her life during this tricky period as easy as possible.
I attempt to achieve a certain level of harmony by setting a number of house rules. She has to be in by a certain time at night; she needs to ensure that all of her homework is completed before she does venture out; she is asked to keep her room tidy and she is also required to help around the house.
She is richly rewarded if she manages to stick to these rules.
Now I am fully aware about those things called hormones and that at times she will be moody and rebel. I try and keep calm when this happens by taking my lovely dog Cassie for a long walk!
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