Parents of Teenagers

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Teenage...a very complicated stage of life indeed. Well I haven’t crossed it yet but in the last stages
almost...

Parents are most worried about this stage of their children. This the time when most teens build
themselves or destroy.

Most common thing of this stage is fights with parents, I mean we literally argued with them regarding every matter. We felt we were right in everything...well that’s common in this age, but only few parents could handle this stage of their teenagers. I don’t know how but some parents managed it so well while other parents literally ruined their children by their own hands.

Well I’m not a parent or guardian but I can surely tell that being strict is not the option, in fact it makes them more stubborn and adamant. Well I’m one of those kids whose parents were so strict
that they didn’t even allow me to attend a single birthday party of any of my friends. What is hanging with friends, going out for school trips or what is a night stay over I don’t know because I never experienced it. Some friends mocked me, some laughed and some made bullying comments but none of these concerned my parents.

They feel a child doesn’t have many needs except for toys or expensive gadgets but parents with this type of thinking is wrong. Children many times need love, care, support and trust. Without the trust of their parents they sometimes lose their self-confidence, but how many parents are concerned?

Well as far as I have seen, parents are more focused on what they want from the children and least concerned about what the children wants.

This is what I felt about the parents towards the children or teens, not all are same but some people like this do exist and I know this because I have led a life like this and my parents have been like this.

All parents are not like this. I have seen happy teenagers too who loves their parents unlike me who is disturbed about the thing that tomorrow every friend of mine may hangout but I will not get the
permission to do so. They will laugh at me, mock me but does that even bother my parents?

The most fun fact is that in foreign countries there are people to help such kids but in Bangladesh? In fact there will be people around you who will try and make you understand that even if your parents are abusing you physically that’s for your own good...like seriously?

These kind of parents in the future cry over their fate and complain to people about having insolent, rude, disrespectful and stubborn kids, but dear parents... you yourself are responsible for this because no child is born stubborn, rude or disrespectful. It is the behavior and environment you are providing them!

Give them your love, care, support and trust and you will be happy to see how your child is free with you and you will always be his/her idol.

(From the point of view of a teen)
writer- Sajia Tasnova.