In this book you will find wonderful tips on getting along with parents and steparents.

Getting Along With your Parents/Guardians

Nowadays, I'm sure you can't find one teenager who says that they don't have problems with their parents. It's either "I don't have any freedom!" "They don't understand me," or my personal favorite, "They don't listen to me." These are common problems among teenagers these days, I for one know that I have all three and many more.

Although I myself have not figured out a way to get along with my parents, I have tried to figure out ways that I could. According to an article on about.com by Mike Hardcastle, there are many different ways to talk and to get along with your parents. First and foremost your parents have to be able to trust you and you have to be able to trust your parents. Second, you could make a list of all the things that get you or your parents mad and try to work on resolving these issues. Setup a date and time when both you and your parents are free and relaxed. Make sure that you tell them what is on your mind, and if they have something to say, which they probably will, let them speak and listen to them, do not interrupt them. If you do this may cause them to not listen to you when you are speaking, which is something you don't want.

According to school psychologist Gail Brightwell from Stevenson High School, the most common problem with teens today is their independence. Many teens want to be ndependent and do their own thing. They think that they can guide themselves. It is hard for me to say that this, being a teenager myself, is far from true. Teenagers need more guidance than ever now that they have started hanging out with different crowds of people and becoming influenced by the other kids in their school and in their surroundings. A lot of teenagers don't recognize this as of yet, (don't worry parents, it will come in due time).

In conclusion, teenagers, we need to be more mindful of what our parents tell us. Remember, they were once our age though they might often forget what it was like to be our age. They know what is best for us and are always just trying to help us move along on the right path. It may take a while to realize this but it is true. So try and listen to what they do know what they are talking about.

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