Motherhood: Teen’s Rebellion 5

Hello Great Mothers! Welcome to today’s article on Teens’ Rebellion. We discussed the effects of the Teens’ Rebellion on the family.

We discussed in our previous article that Teens’ Rebellion is the leading cause of chaos in most homes. It causes family division as Mothers and Fathers quarrel over their teens’ behavior. This makes parents, especially mothers, worry about the lives and futures of their teens. This is because at this stage of life they may be distracted and go the wrong way in life.

Teenagers may develop rebellious tendencies as they seek to define their identity and find their place in life. You may have to cope with severe mood swings, breaking the law, risky behavior, and numerous expressions of rebellious teenagers pulling toward any authority.

There are methods to deal with Teen’s Rebellion, though it may be draining, upsetting, and challenging. There are limits you can set and actions you can take to support your teen (and yourself) through this transition.

1) You need to understand the development going on in your Teens’ life.
2) Stay calm and in control: if your teen notices that you have lost your patience and that you are yelling, he will question the limit/ boundaries you set and rebel the most.
3) Set age-appropriate rules and maintain them: Even though teens tend to act against your authority. You are an adult with experience who wants the best for your teen. So, you must help your teen make the right decisions as their brain is not yet fully developed. They need guidance.
4) Set and appreciate consequences for breaking rules: it’s good when you and your teen work on the consequences together as it gives him/ her full understanding of what will happen when the rule is broken.
5) Focus on your teen’s good behavior: this also works better for teens. Even though teens rebel, they want to feel loved. When you focus more on their bad behavior, they may tend to keep doing those bad things because they feel that that is the only way they can get your attention. But when you focus more on their good behavior through positive reinforcement they feel loved and want to make you happy.
6) Seek counseling for your teen if there is a need.