Reply to My Daughter Has Her Own Version of Reality

Forum Index » Tweens and Teens

Reply to "My Daughter Has Her Own Version of Reality"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]none of you appear to know adolescent development very well, or how adolescents tend to work/take in their environment... other than the cases of outright lying (curfew) which is very different, i would guess that she feels fundamentally misunderstood, perhaps patronized, and is unable to assert her independence.  Instead of assuming you are always right (which, you may be, but let's just try a different tactic), try asking her questions and starting a conversation, and try to understand her viewpoint.  Approach the conversation like you would a negotiation with a colleague: you can still go into the conversation with your own agenda and your own idea of what you want, but you have to "play nice" and hear the other person out.  She will feel respected, perhaps grow more confident in asserting her needs/desires or wishes, and maybe you guys can start to figure out what the real problems are.  If you want to see change in her, your approach needs to change, and it has to be genuine.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics