Conflicts between parents and adolescent children occur, in part, due to the difference between generations.
A technological acceleration has caught the attention of teenagers, who seek to feel connected to the world through social networks, games…
Today’s teenagers have developed skills to use these technologies from a very early age, and for some kids, this has to some extent generated a lifestyle that involves staying connected most of the time. In some cases they have stopped prioritizing school activities to keep themselves busy in this way, and parents’ concern about how to manage access and time without totally restricting the use of these electronic devices increases.
This has caused conflicts in the relationship between parents and adolescents How to address them? Let’s see it.
When children show intolerance and irritability and it impacts the entire family, parents make sometimes desperate attempts to improve the situation
Below I will mention the most common ways that parents who attend therapeutic counseling sessions use:
Many times this does not work for them, and parents reach a point where their patience runs out and They realize they can no longer “control” their teenager
Understanding the adolescent child from Psychology
When parents arrive at the Psychology consultation, the advice they receive is directed towards some issues such as the following.
Parents come to the consultation with the aim of finding help to continue supporting the development and training of their children. On the other hand, sometimes the consultation becomes preventive to avoid future imbalances in the emotional life of the children. These aspects are important to begin a support process that strengthens the development of adolescents and directs actions for their mental and emotional health.
Among the difficulties that affect the mental health of adolescents are the following.
1. Physical health
There are diseases that manifest themselves with symptoms of lack of energy, interpreted as laziness or a lack of motivation or the beginning of depression; That is why it is important to maintain your visits from the pediatrician until this moment of adolescence.
2. Sleep quality
Problems sleeping well can be temporary or very frequent; It is important to look for the causes They can occur due to anxiety or worries that are easy to solve and regulate sleep.
3. Your diet
In quantity and quality, it is essential to be able maintain correct eating habits
4. Your school performance
At this stage it is normal for them to begin to show certain variations in their academic performance. It is not alarming as long as they remain within the averages that can be given.
If this change is very marked and unexpected for prolonged periods of time or if they show absenteeism from school, it is already a reason to pay attention and worry.
The quality of their friends is an important variable to identify if any emotional instability is occurring in their development You have to observe if you manage to keep your friendships and make new friends, if you feel rejected by your group, or look for friends who do not value or respect you.
6. Mood imbalances
Mood fluctuations are very common at this age If the changes are very radical from one moment to the next and prevent you from talking to him for a whole week, that may be an indication that perhaps he has a psychopathological alteration and cannot handle it. This is where you can be vigilant in seeking professional help.
