Your sweet little boy has turned into a sullen grumpy teenager that you barely recognize. Everything, including the smallest tasks like brushing his teeth, seems to create an argument. Raising a teenage son can be an adventure, even under the best of circumstances, with good days and bad days. But if your teenage son seems to have more bad days than good, it can be hard to see the positive in your son. And while having a teenage son can be a lot of fun, it can also be really really hard. Sometimes you may worry about who your teenage son is becoming and worry about him becoming a miserable or problematic adult who will never have a job or will end up in jail. Parenting teenage sons frequently involves trying to correct misbehavior and for some families, this turns into a constant barrage of negative behaviors that prevents us from finding anything positive in our sons. What are parents to do if they can’t find the good in their teenage sons?
So much good advice here! I really love this one: "Try to step back and see the person he is becoming, rather than lamenting that he is not where you want him to be. "
Also: I must be getting really, really at #2, b/c when my 22 yr old was here the other night, I was so tickled and happy to see him pick up and clear his dinner plate AND my husband's AND mine AND his brothers, without being asked. A few yrs ago, he never would have done that. He does now. Not b/c I did anything different in the intervening 5-7 yrs, but b/c he grew up and it all sunk in.
Nice! We need find something wonderful in your teenagers! They really are amazing!
So much good advice here! I really love this one: "Try to step back and see the person he is becoming, rather than lamenting that he is not where you want him to be. "
Also: I must be getting really, really at #2, b/c when my 22 yr old was here the other night, I was so tickled and happy to see him pick up and clear his dinner plate AND my husband's AND mine AND his brothers, without being asked. A few yrs ago, he never would have done that. He does now. Not b/c I did anything different in the intervening 5-7 yrs, but b/c he grew up and it all sunk in.