Raising Healthy Teenagers by Thomas Kersting

Author:Thomas Kersting
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Parenting;Parent and teenager;Parenting—Psychological aspects;Adolescent psychology;REL012160;FAM034000;FAM043000
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2022-11-29T00:00:00+00:00

Hope Is a Good Thing

Fortunately there is hope, because today’s children are no different from previous generations; only the world around them has altered. How do we raise our children to be mentally and emotionally strong in a world that’s filled with so much destruction and so many challenges? We have to keep our children out of that world as best we can and build a better world for them, one we want for them. A world founded on love, guidance, and respect. A world where we have deep, meaningful conversations with our children all the time and protect them as best we can from the bad things going on around them and from all of the temptations dangled in front of them. By no means is this easy, but then again parenting is not meant to be easy. Some hard-nosed parenting will be necessary.

The best way to protect your child from being sucked into the negatives that surround them starts with the word no, a word that must be used a lot. Will they fuss and complain when your rules differ from their peers’ rules? Most certainly. But we can no longer just conform to the way the majority lives. We can’t allow our kids to simply fall in line as we cross our fingers and hope our children don’t get lost in cyberspace.

Instead, we must talk to our children, and talk to them a lot, about what is right and what is moral. They will challenge us and manipulate us, and that’s ok. Because in the end, if we provide our children with love, discipline, and accountability, they will thank us later. The end result will be young adults filled with confidence, grace, and strength, not hostility, defiance, and anger. What more can we ask for?

If your child is already exhibiting oppositional and defiant behaviors and you think it’s too late to undo what has been done, you’re wrong. It’s never too late. It will require you to step up to the plate, put aside any anger, guilt, or fear, and take action. You will need to do an about-face, lay down the law, and stick to it. If this means taking away your child’s phone or gaming system, then that’s what you need to do. If it means taking your teenager’s car away, then that’s what you must do. It will feel like a setback because your child’s behavior will likely get worse before it gets better, but it will be worth it in the end. They will learn that their behavior isn’t tolerated and that there are consequences in life. We call this tough love, and it is a necessary part of the parenting handbook.

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