Guide to mutual respect between parents and teens 15 Articles

by Samantha Kingsbury

From teen (me) to parent (you). There's a lot of things that us teens feel that parents do not understand or care about. Honestly, more than that, there's a ton of trouble that we hide under the carpet too. We don't tel...read more

by Elaine Sihera

3 More Tips for Dealing With Difficult Teenagers Bringing up a teenager in our modern world is not an easy task for any parent. There are so many things that are different now to even 20 years ago, the pace of change ha...read more

by BRAT Girl

Blessings wear Delia's t-shirts and skinny jeans. I remember those seemingly not-so-long-ago days of being an all-knowing teenage girl sporting my Guess jeans, striped polo shirts and big hair, thinking I'm invincible...read more

by Ann Marie Dwyer

Parents and teens share one poignant complaint: No respect. Webster defines respect as "an act of giving particular attention; high or special regard; the quality or state of being esteemed". Both parents and teens can fol...read more

by Cynthia Hicks

Many parents are faced with the difficulties of relating to their teenager. Unfortunately, many adults forget their teen years. As humans, we all have feelings and desires. The desire to be loved is often confused with se...read more

by Jennifer Mendez

Parents have it tough, especially when they have disrespectful teenagers. They wonder it they are doing anything wrong and they end up coming on too hard, which leads to more complications. However, most parents live in th...read more

by Tazindy

Being the single mother of two boys is extremely difficult at times. Having a 16 and a 13 year old can be so trying. My older son is learning to drive, date, and working now, so of course he has alot more freedom. My 13 ye...read more

by Regina Sunderland

Ah the time when suddenly that sweet, cute, adorable, wanting to please little child turns into the creature from the black lagoon and the Parent into a overgrown lizard with as much sensitivity as Godzilla. Or so at least...read more

by Stan Harris

This is a very difficult thing to achieve without proper guidelines, and although most kids do respect their parents, its quite the task to get your children to really respect the way you parent them. Firstly, you would...read more

by Angela Armer

Being a parent can be trying at times, but really it is very rewarding. There is nothing like watching a child grow and discover the world around them. From the day they are born, you are totally responsible for everythi...read more

by Katherine Mcknight

A seventh grade teacher once said to me that teaching and dealing with teenagers is like trying to staple gelatin to a tree. I burst out laughing since I saw so much truth in his statement. As a teacher, I knew firsthand ...read more

by Jennifer Whitelock

As a parent of two teenagers I fell I am qualified to write on this subject. I am the fortunate parent of two of the most amazing young people I have ever known. They are respectful, intelligent charming and witty. They...read more

by Kate Hodges

One word! - TALK! Bringing up your children in an environment of talking, telling stories and sharing information about each others lives is the best advice i can give. To me disrespect comes from a lack of communic...read more

by Kirsten Locke

Mutual respect needs to be exactly that - mutual. Not easy to do since teens by the very nature of their raging hormones and growing awareness of the world are going to be confrontational and downright disrespectful of aut...read more

by Denny Jackson

Most parents are afraid to talk to their kids about important issues like sex, religion, dating or drugs. You may wonder why that is. When I was growing up we were not allowed to talk about anything of importance such as...read more