Do Parents Get Over Involved in Teens Lives?
At a recent playoff hockey game in tisdale there was a fight between multiple parents just over a train horn. Some of my friends were playing in that game and being in a competitive hockey league it got around pretty fast. The tisdale team has a train horn for whenever they score or something goes there way. The saskatoon parents were getting fed up with the horn so one of them decided to rip the cord that allowed the horn to work. Punches were thrown and things got carried away. Eventually the police were called to break it up.
Have you ever experienced, or have you been the parent that gets over-involved in your teen or child's life? I am writing about how some parents may try to live through …show more content…
If we weren't pushed many of us might not be doing very much at all. However, parents have to be able find a way to control themselves. It makes a huge difference, I am a teenager going through many of the same pressures and temptations discussed in this column. I know parents may feel like kids have so many more opportunities to do advanced school or special sporting activities than they did. However, even so how are we supposed to enjoy all they these privileges if we don't get choose which ones we want to do? If you are making all of our decisions in school, sports and just anything in general how are we supposed to learn to make any of our own decisions? Independence is a also an important life skill, and that must be learned on your …show more content…
Parents, if you think you might be doing this to your teen and you're not sure, here's some input from me . If my parents were pressuring me to do something I didn't want to do I might give lots of hints to let them know how I feel. For example, every time the topic school was brought up I might make subtle comments about how hard the class is, or how boring I may find it. If you think you might be pressuring your teen to do an academically advanced program take notice if you are getting little ‘‘hints”. Please pay attention and talk to them as soon as possible. My parents are very involved in my life, we are an open family and try to understand each other. As they tell me all the time, “we are learning how to parent, so help us out, and talk to
At a recent playoff hockey game in tisdale there was a fight between multiple parents just over a train horn. Some of my friends were playing in that game and being in a competitive hockey league it got around pretty fast. The tisdale team has a train horn for whenever they score or something goes there way. The saskatoon parents were getting fed up with the horn so one of them decided to rip the cord that allowed the horn to work. Punches were thrown and things got carried away. Eventually the police were called to break it up.
Have you ever experienced, or have you been the parent that gets over-involved in your teen or child's life? I am writing about how some parents may try to live through …show more content…
If we weren't pushed many of us might not be doing very much at all. However, parents have to be able find a way to control themselves. It makes a huge difference, I am a teenager going through many of the same pressures and temptations discussed in this column. I know parents may feel like kids have so many more opportunities to do advanced school or special sporting activities than they did. However, even so how are we supposed to enjoy all they these privileges if we don't get choose which ones we want to do? If you are making all of our decisions in school, sports and just anything in general how are we supposed to learn to make any of our own decisions? Independence is a also an important life skill, and that must be learned on your …show more content…
Parents, if you think you might be doing this to your teen and you're not sure, here's some input from me . If my parents were pressuring me to do something I didn't want to do I might give lots of hints to let them know how I feel. For example, every time the topic school was brought up I might make subtle comments about how hard the class is, or how boring I may find it. If you think you might be pressuring your teen to do an academically advanced program take notice if you are getting little ‘‘hints”. Please pay attention and talk to them as soon as possible. My parents are very involved in my life, we are an open family and try to understand each other. As they tell me all the time, “we are learning how to parent, so help us out, and talk to