John S. Roberts - Raising Teenagers: How to Raise Teenagers into Balanced and Responsible Adults in Todays Cluttered World through Positive Parenting

Raising Teenagers

How to Raise Teenagers into Balanced and Responsible Adults in Todays Cluttered World through Positive Parenting

Introduction

H ave you wondered if you're making the right decisions when it comes to raising your teenagers? Over the last years, there has been a lot of confusion about the role of boys and girls in our society. It's easy to see why parents are left with lots of unanswered questions when they're raising their children.

The teenage years constitute a period of great change for any person, and not just in terms of their age and their anatomy. In fact, the transition from pre-teenhood to teenhood has reportedly been taking many parents by surprise as they feel their children who were once harmless and precious little angels always clinging to mommy and daddy for protection seem to have transformed into fearless, unbridled wild animals with appetites to match (Of course, that particular description doesnt apply to all teenagers, but the transformation is no less obvious even among those who do not fit the stereotype!).

The fact remains, though, that teenagers are not yet adults even though they may seem far older and more aware of their surroundings compared to how they were before. Thus, they still need to be guided into making the right decisions for themselves, and no one is better qualified to help them in this regard than their own parents.

This book was written with the aim of educating parents on ensuring their teenaged children are better equipped to face the world as they become more independent. Although teenagers will inevitably have to manage on their own after they reach adulthood, parents are still given a few valuable years prior to that stage so that they can help their children gain a better understanding of themselves, the world around them, and the roles they need to fulfill.

This book will help parents teach their teenagers about how to adequately deal with various aspects of life while still allowing them to enjoy this period of major transformation. After all, what parent wouldnt want their children to have as much fun as they can (within the limits of decency, of course) in those precious remaining years before they face realities such as paying the bills, making important career decisions, and even raising families of their own?

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Chapter 1

Teenagers Need Guidance, Too

M iddle school, high school, sleepovers, house parties, crushes, heartbreak, coming home late at night (sometimes even in the wee hours of the morning)these are just some of the many things that you will witness almost every day as a parent of a teenaged child. In other words, the teenage years are an exciting period for both children and their parents partly because of the greater number of possibilities compared to what was prevalent during early childhood. Parents of teens are thus fortunate to be able to play an active part in helping their children become more mature and responsible by the time they enter adulthood just a few short years away.

However, more possibilities also mean more opportunities for things to go wrong. With your children now capable of knowing and doing far more than when they were younger, you cannot simply allow them to decide for themselves and hope that they will know what they should do in every situation. You might think that every single bit of knowledge that you taught them in the past will still have some bearing in their later years. On the contrary, the situations they will regularly face during this time are not the same as those they regularly faced when they were younger such as being afraid of the dark, learning to ride a bike (and getting cuts and bruises in the process), and feeling sad and anxious whenever they are separated from you.

The fact remains that teenagers are still children who need to be guided into making the right decisions every time. By now, therefore, your main focus as a parent starts to shift from fulfilling your childrens basic needs (i.e. food, clothing, shelter, nurturing, etc.) to teaching them about what they need to do in situations they will regularly encounter. The following are just some of those situations, which by themselves are also reasons enough for parents to take the idea of raising teenagers more seriously:

1. Because teenagers interact with the world outside more often and with greater independence from their parents, they are no longer completely shielded from people and situations that could negatively influence their way of thinking as well as their behavior. Their parents wont always be by their side to advise them not to pick up certain habits that run contrary to legal standards, ethical standards, or both. For example, your teens might incorrectly think its perfectly acceptable to express open hatred towards people of different race, skin color, or religious belief simply because they see other people getting away with it almost every day.