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Tuesday, 19 February 2013

A1B >>5 Teen Behavior Problems


Ilike this article because it is closely related to us.We are the teenagers and most people say that we always create problems. I disagree with this statement because not all teenagers are problematic and ?I would say I am not a problematic one (do you agree with me:))) 
In this article, it gives 5 problems normally create by teeangers. Let's look at the ones they said:

To be fair, no one has ever pretended that parenting a teenager was going to be easy. Still, until your own kids reach that stage, it's tempting to believe your family will be immune to teen behavior problems. No, you tell yourself, your teenager will never talk back, stay out too late or pierce her eyebrow.
Dream on.
Teenagers are basically hard-wired to butt heads with their parents, says Stuart Goldman, MD, director of psychiatric education at Children's Hospital in Boston. "Adolescence is a time of rapid change for kids both physically and cognitively," he explains. "It's the task of the teenager to fire their parents and then re-hire them years later, but as consultants rather than managers."
But that doesn't mean you have to take it lying down. With the right approach, you can troubleshoot the following teen behavior problems in a relatively civilized fashion.

Teen Behavior Problem 1:

Your Teen Seems To Hate You
One minute your sweet child is begging you to come on the class trip or to lie down with her while she falls asleep. Then, seemingly overnight, she starts treating you like dirt, discounting everything you say and snickering at your suggestions. If you look closely, you'll see that you've been through this before, when she was a toddler -- only instead of shouting "no!" like a two-year-old would, a teenager simply rolls her eyes in disgust.
"It's so hard for parents when this happens," says Nadine Kaslow, PhD, a psychologist specializing in kids and families at Emory University in Atlanta. "But part of adolescence is about separating and individuating, and many kids need to reject their parents in order to find their own identities." Teens focus on their friends more than on their families, which is normal too.
Your Solution
Sometimes parents feel so hurt by their teens' treatment that they respond by returning the rejection -- which is a mistake. "Teenagers know that they still need their parents even if they can't admit it," says Goldman. "The roller-coaster they put you on is also the one they're feeling internally." As the parent, you need to stay calm and try to weather this teenage rebellion phase, which usually passes by the time a child is 16 or 17.
But no one's saying your teen should be allowed to be truly nasty or to curse at you; when this happens, you have to enforce basic behavior standards. One solution is the good, old-fashioned approach of: "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all." By letting your teenager know that you're here for him no matter what, you make it more likely that he'll let down his guard and confide in you once in a while, which is a rare treat.
THIS IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS...IF you want to read more, you can read it on :


7 comments:

  1. 1A: Hahaha...of coz you are a good girl. I think my parents should read this :)))

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  2. "Teenagers know that they still need their parents even if they can't admit it," >>> I agree with this. At this age, I still want my mama to be with me. I need my freedom but I still need them.>>!E

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  3. I like the statement " Many kids rejected their parents to find their own identities". Is it right? No for me because I will not reject my parents.: 1C

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  4. A1B: I think what the statement is referring that teenagers like to find their own identities by not referring to their parents. The word"reject" sounded harsh, right?

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  5. A1E>>>yes, it sounds harsh. It is as if we are throwing away our parents and do not want them to be busy body with us. I think what the writer say is that teenagers have their own identities.

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  6. IA: This is written by Mat Saleh, their culture is different. In Malay culture especially in Islam, we need to respect our parents no matter what.

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  7. 1D>>>Yesss, I prefer to refer to my parents when I want to do things. They always help me.

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