Adolescence is different from all other stages of human development and is the reason why assisting teenagers in creating a balanced life can be complicated but very important. Parents need to re-think boundaries for teenagers, and co-create agreements about expectations. This can be done by being open minded to real input from your teenage son and offering him more responsibility and freedom both the parent and teen agree on.
An experience a lot of parents come across is when their teenage son misses their curfew. Some parents freak out, don’t care, call their phone a thousand times, or wait for them to come home and scream. I recommend breathing and not thinking of the worst.
To tell your son he is grounded for life and can’t ever go out again probably won’t work. If you’ve said this, you were most likely very angry. And being very angry give you the opportunity to be irrational. I think the best thing for a parent to do is to wait to calm down. But also keep in mind that it’s important to make sure your son isn’t hurt or extremely intoxicated and needs to go to the hospital. There actually might be a real and honest reason why he’s late.
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If your son is fine, wait until the morning to talk to him. It will likely be a better time to tell your son how you feel and what the affects of breaking the agreement are. Remember to listen, be patient, ask for his feedback, changes needed to the agreement and why he was late.
Remember, set boundaries that are appropriate and you have little trouble applying. Sometimes parents will set unrealistic expectations for ...To read the full blog go to ... Teenagesons.com
