Communication is the key element in maintaining a healthy relationship with your teenager. This is not an easy task to improve your communication. In order to improve communication with your teenager you have to choose some effective communication techniques. Effective communication is an art that can solve large issues in seconds.
 

Your teen may be stubborn and sometimes he may ask open ended questions.  It does not mean that you would do the same. You should be polite if your teen is angry. Always ask closed ended questions for effective communication. Some angry phrase like “I don’t know” and “you don’t understand” proves that your teen is upset with you.
 

Give him a chance to explore his opinion before you. You should not treat your teen as a kid any more. Listen carefully your teen and make a healthy discussion with him. You should be frank with your teenager. You should know his thinking and opinion on various meaningful topics. Most of the parent complaints that their teens are not interested in making communication with them.
 

Even children hesitate in discussing their problem with parent. In most of cases, this is the fault of the parent that children are not frank with them. When you should spend time with your child, you reply “I am busy”. This creates a lot of distance between child and parent. Now this is your duty to repair the damage. Spend a lot of time with your teens and make them realize that you do care for them.
 

Your teen is not so mature and he cannot think at your level. He reacts badly even for a small thing. You should talk to him properly. Make him familiar with the reality of world. Your teen is very emotional and he doesn’t know how to manage the situation. Only you can help him in repairing the emotional damage. If your child is angry, don’t argue with him. Verbal fighting is the common mistake committed by all parents. Make yourself different from the crowd.
 

When your child enters his teenage years, there are a number of issues to talk about. These issues are dating, chatting, Internet, telephone, friends and sex. If your communication is effective then the issues become easier to handle. Effective communication is a balanced exchange of messages between sender and receiver. But this is not practical in real world. Parents are busy in their routine activities and children stay busy in their school and college work. The only solution for the problem is to spend enough time at the weekends with each other.

Here are two important points that can minimize the communication problem.

• Talk with each other even at small topics. Take your dinner together in order to spend meaningful time with your family. Make healthy discussion with your family regularly.
• You should take extra time for discussing serious issues with your teens. Ask your teen to explain the complete issue clearly. You should also tell him responsibilities and duties in the teenage years.

Importance of communication during teenager years

• Effective communication assures more responsible adult. Teenage is the right time to make your teen aware about family rules.
• Most of people ask the common question. Should they discuss sexual responsibilities frankly with the teens? The answer of question is yes. This is the time to give a right shape to your children.
• Teach him how to encourage his own strength and abilities. Some children under estimate themselves for small reasons. It is the responsibility of the parents to make them more confident.
• Your teen should be good with other people. Only a positive attitude can help your teen in making a good citizen.
• Also teach your children how to take the life decisions. When there are a number of options, it is very difficult for them to select the optimum option.

Make healthy Discussion over Tough Topics

Drugs and sex are the most difficult topics during the teenager years. Even good and disciplined children can face these tough problems. Parents are not familiar with the reality how to handle these difficult issues. The only solution is effective communication. Talk with your child regularly and analyze him properly. It may be difficult to handle the problem in the initial stages. After some time the situation becomes normal. You can also take advice from your relatives or other parents.

How to remove the Disagreements?

Sometimes endless disagreements take place between children and parents. In that case, it becomes very difficult to handle the situation. Parents give more importance to their parties and friends instead of their children. Children think that they are not important for their parents. It creates misunderstanding between parents and teens. Your child demands extra care from you. Make him realize that how much he is special for you.

Here are some important points that you should keep in your mind for effective communication with your teenager.

• If your teen is not responsible and breaking rules again and again then you should be calm and relaxed. Talk with your child and try to know the root cause of the problem. Only a calm behavior can help you in resolving the issue.
• Listen your teen properly and spend some time with him in the calm environment. Listening is the first rule for effective communication between teens and parents. Make your child realize that he is important for you.
• Your child is very special for you. Accept his behavior and tell him that you are disappointed by his behavior not by your teen. Every human being is different from each other. You have to accept the other person as he is.
• If your child is disappointed then support him. Your support is very important for him. He can easily handle critical situation with your support. Your children need your support in all age groups not only in teenage.
• Problems are not the end of the life. Tell him how to deal with the difficult problems. Make them realize that this is the right time for taking serious life decisions.
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