What was life like for you when you were your teenage sons age? Was it similar or completely different? Take a moment to think about it ….
Either way, what would you want him to know, feel, experience or have that you weren’t able to?
Sometimes parents might forget they were once their teenage sons age, and it’s important to be understanding and patient with the roller-coaster ride your teenage son can sometimes take you on.
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Roller-coaster rides usually go up and down and through dark tunnels leaving you screaming and disoriented. It’s comparable to how your teenage son might feel and act while going through adolescence. He might be moody and impulsive one moment and happy and lovely the next.
Some parents might say, “I don’t get him.” “What’s wrong with him?”
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Well, most likely nothing is wrong with him. He is a teenager going through an immense amount of changes both physically and mentally.
But, sometimes there is an underlying factor which might be causing you to have trouble with your teenage son. Or maybe he needs an another male role model in his life who can guide him through some of his challenges or to just be there to listen to your sons feelings.
One question I like to ask parents is, “How well do you know your teenage son?”
Some parents might be so busy or dismissive they come to realize they’re unable to find out the real details about who their son really is. This can lead to a strained relationship between parent and son.
Establishing a strong relationship with your teenage sons is mainly through nurturing. Getting to know someone and creating a trusting relationship means spending quality time together. It’s important to listen to your teenage sons ideas and feelings without criticizing him. If a parent criticizes or tells him his ideas are wrong or is forced to do something he doesn’t want to do, it will be very difficult for him to be open with the parent who makes him feel controlled.
Remember it is ok for your son to have different ideas and different feelings that are opposite.
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