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Jumper will never have a get together at ouro house...I'm angry and hurt
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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 540585" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>I agree with DDD. I think one of the most important thing in parenting easy child teen is keep the trust and keep communication as open and honest as possible. In my experience showing distrust to your kid only makes them more likely to hide things and not to trust. With PCs little benefit of doubt and leeway may help them trust you and come to you, when they are in trouble. Even the best teens end up in some trouble at times and make some stupid choices, it helps, if they dare to turn their parents (or other adults) for help in those situations.</p><p></p><p>We live in climate there major worry is that a kid drinks too much, passes out outside during the winter and will be dead in few short hours later due the coldness. At times we hear stories about teens who freeze to death to their own yards because they don't dare to go inside because they are drunk and then fall asleep to the snow. And our kids are not drinking any less than North American kids, maybe more, so the first concern is always that kids dare to call their parents or help otherwise if they, or their friends are in trouble. Even when they are in trouble because they are doing something they shouldn't be doing. Other things come only after that. </p><p></p><p>My easy child is a good kid, who is honest and open with us. Still pushing it too much would probably only end up with him pulling away and starting to sneak around, because I'm sure he does things he doesn't want me or his dad to know and us becoming too nosy would just mean that he would have to hide those things. Frankly, when he comes home by curfew and seems sober I don't really need to know, if he has drank one beer two hours earlier or if he has not drunk at all. I would prefer latter, but I don't want to harass or stalk him and spoil the openness and trust between us to be sure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 540585, member: 14557"] I agree with DDD. I think one of the most important thing in parenting easy child teen is keep the trust and keep communication as open and honest as possible. In my experience showing distrust to your kid only makes them more likely to hide things and not to trust. With PCs little benefit of doubt and leeway may help them trust you and come to you, when they are in trouble. Even the best teens end up in some trouble at times and make some stupid choices, it helps, if they dare to turn their parents (or other adults) for help in those situations. We live in climate there major worry is that a kid drinks too much, passes out outside during the winter and will be dead in few short hours later due the coldness. At times we hear stories about teens who freeze to death to their own yards because they don't dare to go inside because they are drunk and then fall asleep to the snow. And our kids are not drinking any less than North American kids, maybe more, so the first concern is always that kids dare to call their parents or help otherwise if they, or their friends are in trouble. Even when they are in trouble because they are doing something they shouldn't be doing. Other things come only after that. My easy child is a good kid, who is honest and open with us. Still pushing it too much would probably only end up with him pulling away and starting to sneak around, because I'm sure he does things he doesn't want me or his dad to know and us becoming too nosy would just mean that he would have to hide those things. Frankly, when he comes home by curfew and seems sober I don't really need to know, if he has drank one beer two hours earlier or if he has not drunk at all. I would prefer latter, but I don't want to harass or stalk him and spoil the openness and trust between us to be sure. [/QUOTE]
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