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If your little darlings are hitting the teenage years then you may be fearful of what is yet to come. How should I handle the tantrums? Should I tell them about safe sex? These are just some of the questions that may be running through your mind.
The main thing to remember is that you were a teenager once yourself so try and think about how you felt at that age.
It is probably harder for kids these days when they are going through these changes – there is an expectation for them to succeed in school, to have lots of friends and pressure from their peers to start dating boys or girls from an early age.
The majority of teenagers do not know what they want to do as a career, and often do not know entirely what type of person they are or want to be. They are bound to make mistakes along the way, and these are needed to help them understand what is important to them.
If you are worried your teenager will start hanging round with the wrong crowd then try and limit the amount of free time they have to do this. They will not like to be told what to do, so instead try to encourage them to join an after school club or take up an extracurricular activity such as dancing, drama, music or sport.
If it is something they enjoy doing they are also likely to meet like minded people, and getting involved in something outside of school is a good way to help them manage their time to get ready for adulthood.
Try and be a good role model too as teenagers want to be treated like an adult and if they see their parents drinking alcohol excessively a number of times a week, they are likely to think it is okay to do that.
Teenagers often lack focus and you may find they sit in their room listening to music or watching films a lot of the time. To maintain a level of interaction ban your children from having televisions in their rooms, or PlayStations, and get into the habit of eating dinner around the table as a family every day.
If your stroppy teen is battling with acne or dandruff then this could be chipping away at their confidence, so take action and help them know they are not alone. Shampoo such as Head and Shoulders does wonders for a dry scalp and can instantly make them feel better about themselves, as for teenagers, image is everything.
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