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Emotions How to handle teenage
blues? Q. What is teenage blues and how to tackle it in my son aged 16?
Please reply in detail. A. Teenage or adolescene has been described by
some researchers as a period of storm and stress. It is at this time that a
child undergoes so many physical and psychological changes that it may become
troublesometime for not only the child but the parents as well. Frequent mood
swings, secretiveness, tantrums, change in food habits, streak of
independence, all may combine to what may be termed as teenage blues. You
need to understand that though it is stressful, it is almost a universal period
that all adolescents and their close ones go through. And equally
universally, most parents and their children come out unscathed during this
period. It is a phase of growing up that different teenagers may experience
differently, which also means that the ways to tackle it also varies from one
child to another. Give your son some time and privacy. Treat him like his age
and realise the fact that he is not a child anymore. Take his opinions and
advice with respect. Talk to him more often and if he does not seem to
appreciate that just let him know that you are there to help him in case he
needs you. Though most teenagers do not seem to have much need for their
parents anymore, they definitely crave for their approval and appreciation,
though they might not be able to show it. Relax the restrictions on him
somewhat, though not to the extent that there are no limits at all. For
example, if the bedtime had priorly been |
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