Many of the parents that I talked to have good heart , they just want their children to be happy and they just want their children to like them and respect them. However, many of us are going about it the wrong way. Some parents make the mistake of thinking that if you let a child have what he wants, he will be happy. They think that if you give a child a lot of things, the child will be grateful and will respect the parent for providing such great stuff. They believe that if they let the child have a lot of space, the child will look at them as being “the good guy,” and they believe that if they set limits that make the child unhappy, the child will view them as “the bad guy.” Unfortunately, all of those thinking are wrong.
Raising teens who are responsible, considerate and shows good judgment at least most of the time 😃 is possible!
And it all depends on how you parent them from them start. Because we are our children’s first teacher.
Children are copycats!
They’re like little sponges that soaks up everything they see adults do! So that’s why we must be careful with how we behave around them!
Sometimes you may not feel like you have much influence on your child these days, but trust me you do!
However, for your teenagers to be able to talk to you about their worries and trust you, you may need to build a close relationship with them when they are 8, not when they are 18.
We can’t blame a teenager for not knowing how to speak or behave outside or doing unspeakable things outside when no one taught him how to be responsible when he was 8.
Hitting and shouting at them won’t work either. Let’s be intentional about how we parents these kids.
How they turn out to be tomorrow lies in your hand!
Let’s do better ❤️❤️
Positive Parenting With Olu 