“it bothers me a lot whether I am a good parent.”
A mother of a fourteen year – old boy and a sixteen year – old girl told me.! “I think what I do
is right. I suppose one never knows. It seems all unpredictable. Things change from day to day. I
will say something and they will flare up. The next time it is all sweetness and light.”
What can be done? :- Every child is uncharted territory . The needs of
one youngster aren’t going to be the needs of another. Parenting teenagers is going to involve a
mixture of intuition , confusion , doubt , guilt , knowledge , and uncertainly as well as a great
deal of Joy and Pleasure.
➜ DNo matter who you are ,
no matter the depth of your knowledge and strength of your convictions, mistakes are inevitable. The
relationship between an adolescent and a parent is fragile.
➜ What really matter is our
trying to be as honest as we can with ourselves. The greatest thing a parent can do is keeping the
“DOOR ALWAYS OPEN” . Always be there to talk and listen , no matter what has happened.
➜ In a long run , what will
really count is not a specific bit of behaviour , a particular action , or words said that should have
been unsaid , but overall sense of caring and communication – keeping the door open no matter what.
➜ Can you share your e
xperiences of happiness and unhappiness as a parent?