Image via Wikipedia If you are the parent of a child who has medical needs then you know how hard it is for your child to live a normal life. However, as your child ages, the need for them to feel like a normal child, teen, or young adult will not grow stronger so the best thing that you can do as a parent is to try to find ways that your child can have a normal life. The fact of childhood is: children are not always nice so if your child has a medical need like having to take medication during the school day, it would be wise to make the process as inconspicuous as possible. If it is … [Read more...]
Picking Your Battles
May 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
For some parents, it may seem like every day is a new battle in a never-ending war with their teenagers. If this sounds like your house, you may wonder if there is anything you can do. There is you can pick your battles as a parent. The next time you feel a battle coming on with your teenager, stop for a minute and think about the catalyst for the upcoming fight. Then ask yourself the following questions. Does this really matter? Be honest. Ask yourself how important this matter is to your children and if it even bears discussing. For example, you may want him to save his Rocawear … [Read more...]
Dealing With Scary Decisions By Teenagers – Do Not Be In A Hurry To React
February 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Teenagers often take many decisions that seem like decisions intending to provoke. Desire to become a model and skipping one meal after the other, deciding to become a sports person and ignoring studies completely, desiring to play the guitar for the rest of your life and become a rock band member - these are decisions that sends the blood pressure of parents climbing for sheer audacity. These decisions are feasible and there are many persons who make a career out of these decisions. However, you will find it difficult to believe that such an approach is indeed feasible. You will find it … [Read more...]
Development Of Your Child – Your Well Thought Out Plan May Become The Biggest Obstacle
February 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
No parent ever treats the development of his or her child as an unnecessary task or chore. Parents spend many years dreaming about how they will ensure their child enjoys best opportunities and has access to numerous facilities. It would not be incorrect to say that parents have a clear plan for development of the child in mind. However, such plans never get implemented. Why? Parents fail to understand that there is a deep connection between the development of the child and the surrounding atmosphere and peer pressure. If you live in a farm where there are very few technological facilities … [Read more...]
Teenagers & Independence – Be Patient As It Will Not Be A Smooth Ride
February 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
If parents were to be believed, each and every instance of teenage rebellion is born out of the tendency of the teenager to disrespect their elders. Well, this may be so with many but is certainly not the case with all. How would you feel if somebody treated you like a 75 year old person when you are just 50? How would you feel if you were treated as if you will collapse the very next moment simply because you have grown old? Would you not feel irritated and insulted? That is exactly how teenagers feel when parents treat them as kids when the truth is that they are almost adults. How do … [Read more...]
Handling Teenage – Encourage Your Child To Be Curious & Proactive In Gaining Wisdom
February 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There comes a time in every person’s life when he or she looks behind and admits that they knew virtually nothing when they were teenagers. Until then, people always believe that teenage is a cool and fun period. However, once people understand what real life is all about, they realize that teenage was all about finding one’s place in adult life and understanding what the future held for them. It is important for parents to remember how difficult teenage can be. Very few of us have the ability to be objective about our own mistakes and flaws during teenage. We like to conclude that our … [Read more...]