Saturday, April 20, 2019

Happy Birthday TEEN


Wish you very happy Birthday dear Angel DIYA.
You are now a TEEN girl, till your NineTEEN you remain TEEN.
Like many parents, we are also parenting a TEEN for the first time. Thanks for that opportunity dear.
We are well read about adolescents, we taught our adolescent students the changes and crisis which they undergo in this transition period. We both had enough opportunity to address many parents of adolescence in our career, be it behavioural issues, attitude, future career or handling them. Most importantly we lived your age so we can get into your shoes. Remember you still must go a long way to reach our age!
While having a piece of cake of your 13th Birthday we both sat in the balcony to exchange those thoughts for a prospective change in the parenting role.
We would like to share those thoughts with you…………

Your teenage years are a time for experimentation and self-discovery, cultivate and work more on your aptitude. We know you are a good artist and you love music continue to do it. This will give you self and social identity.

As you are a good reader you love books keep that habit as your top priority. In this age, there may be many feelings thoughts which you don’t feel like sharing with best buddies and more specifically with parent’s book will help you to find ways to be resilient, assertive and self-motivated.

One thing we both as a parent liked and proud of you is your journal writing habit. Sometimes it’s written feedback for us on our parenting and its effectiveness on you. It also helped us to get into your real self and ideal self. Keep a journal for the
best catharsis.

Your parents are the best role models for you on letter writing which we shared with you about how we used to enjoy writing letters and how your dad developed his handwriting skills and imagination! We suggest you develop this habit since relationships being one of your developmental characteristics. You can strengthen your relationship with your friends and family members. Do not forget to write to your teachers who are helping you to grow by sacrificing their time and life. Keep some unposted letters to yourself to remember you in your later stage’s life.



Read newspaper and magazines to understand the current affairs and happening in the society and world at large. Don’t always subscribe only the magazines which talk about makeup clothing or sex. Read about poverty, discrimination, bias etc. on what you can do to save the world.

Just feeling empathy for others is not what you are expected to you need to go one step ahead in getting into action to help others who need it the most. Money is not the solution for everything you must learn how to save money. There are many people who need help to develop hope in their life. If you can bring a smile in others and make a rainbow within glooms, you will give meaning to your life.   

This is an age where you like to be independent but be thankful to everyone who helped you to learn in life. A well thought out “THANK YOU” often leaves people feeling good perhaps there is a moment you can reflect on. Gratitude will function as reciprocity which will strengthen your relationships.



Though this is the last dialogue we had in our conversation but its one thing which will help you to respect others perspective. We don’t expect you to accept everything if, so you don’t grow but, don’t forget to respect others point of view. 6 can be a 9 for the person who stand the opposite side of it to be open to others’ viewpoints.





  

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