Conflicts with adolescents and their parents

Conflicts between the adolescents and their parents are nothing new, rather it has become the most prominent problem nowadays. There are certain common areas of conflicts like demanding their independence, even they often argument with their parents in every aspect or they set a specific boundary around them etc. A common communication barrier is also created between parents and teenagers. During adolescence, there is a tendency to interrupt whatever their parents ask them to do. Apart from these, during this age, there is an urge to discover new things in an innovatively. Therefore, they often indulge in any risk-taking activities and if it is interrupted, they often show tantrums or excessive emotional outbursts.

The developmental psychology of adolescents has explained that the age between 13 to 18 years, is the age of ‘storm and stress’. In this period, adolescents often deal with some confusion, whether they need to act like a child or an adult. As a result, they often show ‘tantrums’ or angry outbursts. Moreover, at this time they can’t handle any kind of criticism from their adults, which leads to an argument. The best psychologist in Kolkata has stated they are very sensitive in this period, as the self-esteem and social acceptance seems too important to them.

Most importantly, the parents have to be cooperative enough so that the teenagers could share their feelings freely. In this time, as they show argumentative behavior, they have to be handled politely and allow them to talk about whatever they want to. The best psychiatrist in Kolkata has recommended that they need to be indulged in any creative activities to channelize their emotional tantrums. Gaining trust is very important to rebuild the bonding of parents and children during this time. Conflicts between family members often affect teenagers, which needs to be handled properly. Even they should be prevented from any kind of bad habits like substance or drug abuse. One can have the best solution from Vivekuday Clinic, regarding the teenagers’ issues.