Real Mom Tips

When your children reach their teens, we as parents enter an unknown territory that we don’t know how to handle it, especially with our first child.

Watching your child changing from a polite, sweet child to having as stroppy attitude is a nightmare to every mum. Sometimes, parents forget what we were like when we were kids ourselves. It is only natural that part of growing up, the kids hormones would be all over the place. It would be a phase but you have to nip it in the bud before it gets worse, especially for those who have younger kids. You worry that younger kids will copy the older ones.

Talk to other parents and you’ll notice that you’re not alone. Give your kids seperate quality time. Try to find something to do together like walking your dog. If they speak to you show them you care, like for example if you’re doing the washing up and your child comes to tell you something, stop doing the task , turn to them and listen. By time you’ll notice a change and if the have a problem they will be more willing to open up with you.

Teens will be doing what is only natural for them and no different from any other teenager, they want to be treated as adults but they are really still kids.