Parents become their children’s friends  instead of discipline

In this day and age parents are becoming their children’s friends rather than being their parents.  Parents are allowing their children to speak to them any way they would like; it’s like how they talk to their friends without any consequences.

Moms and dads are trying to become their children’s best friends instead of giving them the discipline they need. Parents are often afraid things are going to get more difficult with their children, when raising teenagers they are living with the fear that things can only get worse from here.

While it’s important to allow for the natural “breaking away” process that comes during the teen years, parents also have to be sure to identify and challenge any truly disrespectful behavior. Without the discipline, teenagers will rebel. One of the biggest mistakes parents can make is to take their child’s behavior personally. Truth is, the teenager next door is doing the same thing to his parents, and his cousin’s daughter is doing the same thing to her parents. The role of a parent is to just deal with their child’s behavior as fittingly as possible. When parents don’t have effective ways to deal with these kinds of things, they may feel out of control and get scared—and often overreact or under react to the situation.

Parents need to find a balance between discipline and having a bond with their children.