All About Parenting Teenagers
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Busybugz73:
It's not misunderstanding or miscommunication. It was a lie because it was something DS did but when I confronted him, he said he didn't do it. The act itself wasn't a big deal but the fact that he lied hurts a lot.
I guess you need to find out why. If it's to protect himself because he knows you may punish him, you will have to talk about why he did it, and maybe think about whether the repercussions are over-the-top? If it's because he knows you won't like it and wants to protect you, then you can tell him you prefer the truth rather than that kind of protection. The main thing, in my mind, is to convince him that truth is to be valued. -
Spot on, Funz and Khoo!
It was his fear of repercussions. We have spoken to him at length last night stressing the importance of truth. Praying he will learn from this.
Thanks for your views! Have a good weekend! -
My kids have mobiles too. They are pretty responsible with how they allocate time for their studies, playing sports (not just for CCA) and being on the phone...so we're not worried. For now
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yc_mw:
It is a big transition from Primary to Secondary School. Besides having to handle more subjects, there is also new connections to be made with new teachers and classmates. In addition, teenagers are in the stage of puberty (hormones raging) and self discoveries (trying to find his/her own identity). There is a lot of emotional cum mental (academic) issues to handle which can be overwhelming for some kids.Dear all,
Need some advice here.
Have a nephew who's in sec one now. Caught stealing a couple of times and recently flunked all his subjects. Pretty decent results in primary school but don't know why all subjects are in the red for recent common test.
Parents are at wits end now as son do not wish to communicate with them.
Any other relative(s) who is close to the boy? Maybe he/she can talk to the boy, to understand the reasons behind his stealing and poor academic performance. The parents can also talk to the teacher or son's close friend to find out about his behaviour in school such as interaction with classmates, not limiting to just academic. Last but not least, parents can get help from school counsellors. -
The school counselors would be trained in how to mediate between the stakeholders (parents, school, kids etc)
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My 2 girls are already 11.Is it time to consider teenagers?
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My 2 girls are already 11.Is it time to consider them teenagers?
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There isn’t any magic to the no. 13. "Teenager" is just a shorthand for that period of life when kids start to want more independence, but are still growing into adulthood and need guidance. Girls often get to that stage around 11-12yo as they tend to mature earlier. Some people call the 11-12yo the "tweens", but the issues faced are about the same.
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Mine is 11 years old.. I consider him a teen or rather tween already. i call that the transition period
slmkhoo:
There isn't any magic to the no. 13. \"Teenager\" is just a shorthand for that period of life when kids start to want more independence, but are still growing into adulthood and need guidance. Girls often get to that stage around 11-12yo as they tend to mature earlier. Some people call the 11-12yo the \"tweens\", but the issues faced are about the same.
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It's easy to forget that we shouldn't treat our teenagers like children.
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