Recently I spoke with a mother of a 14 year
old teen boy whose body language and voice emitted disappointment, fear and helpless around parenting her
young son. My heart went out to her and I know, sometimes how despite our best interests at heart for our children things
just don’t seem to be going in the right direction. Whatever you as a parent
say or do seems to antagonize your child even more, with the result that you
end up feeling even more confused and at a loss of how you could be a better
parent.
As far as your child is concerned, the teenage years can be
full of turmoil and confusion and you as a parent may feel helpless and
inadequate that despite doing your
best, your child has become unresponsive and indifferent to you increasing the
gap in communication.
I share below how I guided this mom
who asked: How can I communicate with my
14-year-old son who ignores me and does his own thing?
