Parenting Todays Teens Radio
  • The Overindulged Teen (9-28-2009)

     

    TODAY’S SCRIPT:

    I find that most parents’ expectations are set too low for their teenager.

    Lacking patience or not wanting their child to make a mistake, parents can resort to lowering their expectations for their teenager. They assume their teen isn’t capable of handling responsibility, so they fail to release control over important areas of the teen’s life. They overindulge the teen by doing and deciding everything for them.

    Lowered expectations by parents will lead a teen to sustained immaturity and an attitude of entitlement. So, raise your expectations. Stop babying your teenager. Express confidence in their ability to make decisions, and force them to become responsible in all areas of their life … until they finally are.

    Share or Print:
    • email
    • Print
    • Digg
    • del.icio.us
    • Facebook
    • Google Bookmarks
    • MySpace
    • StumbleUpon

    Comments are closed.