“We get the feeling that our job now in life is to support them, have food on table, provide clothes
and save for college . Sometimes, we feel “USED”. There are days when ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’ is sum
total of our conversation. Oh! We used to have a close relationship and do things together. No more.”
--- Parent of two teenage boys said this to me!
Close relationship: :- Relationship with adolescents, for the most part,
involve chores, responsibilities, problems, conflicts, and the business of living without equal amount
of employment. When relationship between parents and adolescents focus primarily on the business of
living to the exclusion of anything that might be done together for enjoyment, the relationship
automatically slips into a sober stance. Everything is problem oriented and the goal is to solve
the problem.!
What can be done? :- The key words are SHARE & ENJOY. We should be
determined to make shared activities with our adolescent a regular part of our lives together. This
eliminate such things as sitting watching television together, meeting at dinner table to go over
problems. To create time together that should not revolve around problems, our advice and long tasks.
Let your teens come up with ideas of spending fun time together. Like bicycle ride, removing loan , going fo
r shopping, swimming together. The important thing is not what you do or where you do it , but the process of
sharing in something together that is totally for fun. Share an enjoyable experience so that you have a chance
to discover depth in each other you may never have realised were there.Memories of such experiences will last
the rest of your lives.
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Do you have more ideas of sharing and enjoying with
your teen ?
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