I know you teens out there are as equally stressed with your parents' nagging, grumbling, lecturing over your daily activities and what’s nots. You will find that your parents do not really understand you and that as a teenager, you need time out to be with your friends, to do what you like to do and to hang out until the wee hours in the morning (which you consider very early) to chill. As parents, we do not understand why you have to spend so much time chilling out and we are worried that the police will arrest you guys found hanging out in a group so late at night as they might think you do not have a home and are up to no good.
Teenage years are meant to be enjoyable and exciting as you are growing up and beginning to see the world in a different light. You must know how to manage and juggle your time between your studies and play. I know for sure that my son will have a lot to blog about how stressful he is for having a protective mom in me. The other day he was saying he is also stressed out due to his dad’s constant nagging of him and I jokingly suggested to him to start a blog about how stressful a teenage life can be and he replied that he will do so if he has the time.
Teenagers go through a lot of stress as they grow up. Some common problems include trying to fit in, relationship problems, stress from school/college and worrying what they gonna do after school/college, etc. This is where parents play a very important role in our teens life by giving them space, guidance and love so that they won’t feel neglected and all alone. I know in this highly competitive society, many parents want their children to excel in everything they do, in their studies, their career and their life to the extend that their children are under a lot of stress and pressure so as not to disappoint their parents. Many parents ‘booked’ their kids for practically every tuition classes including music lessons, karate, etc that their kids are so overwhelmed with attending all these classes after school that they do not have time to enjoy their childhood years. I have seen my friends busying themselves day in and day out ferrying their kids to one tuition class after another.
Some teenagers who have inferior complex or who are reserved in nature may find themselves lonely as they have few friends because they do not like to mix around much. This can lead to teenage depression if the parents are too busy with their career and do not have time for them. Teenage suicide is not uncommon especially when they face problems and they have no one to turn to. Teenagers are still young in thoughts and they may find that life is meaningless as no one cares about them. They will feel that their friends neglect them and do not want to mix with them. They do not have anyone to share their problems with and therefore ending their lives is the only way out. For all problems, there will always be solutions, there will always be light at the end of the tunnel, therefore for teenage who suffers from depression, do reach out for help. You may find that after talking to your parents or someone, the problems you are facing are not that serious after all.
As parents, we have to be there always for our kids and to understand them and guide them through their growing years.
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