Teenagers should be offered guidelines rather than rules.
Teenagers should be offered guidelines rather than rules. As a child gradually evolves from a dependent toddler to an independent teenager it is looking forward to more and more independent decision, and if successful it helps building his self-esteem. During early childhood, parents have guided and supported their children through ever small and big achievements. However, as they grow older and their horizons expand s, they like to take control of their life, as a result they often tend to ignore their parent’s advice. Parents sometimes fail to understand the sudden change in their behavior. They now start feeling that their teenager has gone astray and will be good for nothing. With the onset of puberty, teenagers feel that they have outgrown their younger friends who are still playing childhood games and obeying their parent’s wishes. Adolescent’s attempt to seek independence from parents which sometimes creates confusion between their relationships, as society and memb...