Understanding Your Kids as They Grow Up.
As kids grow up, they start to understand the difference between right and wrong. They also understand the consequences of doing wrong, which could be receiving punishment for such mistakes. Another consequence of being in the wrong is the shame that is associated with it. Kids will basically be faced with issues that they cannot handle and are afraid of asking for assistance on the same. Below are some of the issues that face kids and how parents could identify them
1. Financial Issues
Kids are mostly affected by peer pressure, and as such will tend to copy what their friends are up to. Most of the times, your kid will copy bad things as much as they understand they are doing wrong. Since kids want to look cool in the midst of their friends, they might engage in financial mischief so as to afford cool stuff. As a parent, it is your duty to ensure that you are able to detect any change of behavior with your kid. It is especially important to note when your kids develop a sudden interest in flashy items. Kids will not voluntarily share such information with parents, and it’s up to the parent to unearth the dirt
2. Medical Issues
As kids grow up, there are certain changes that happen to their bodies. These changes will make the child shy of disclosing anything that is related to their bodies. This could escalate to the point where kids do not disclose when they have medical issues. Kids could also hide certain medical conditions such as self-inflicted dislocations, bruises, and cuts for fear of being reprimanded.
More often than not, your kid will be introduced to drugs by their peers. Unfortunately, your kid may develop an addiction to these drugs and unless it gets treated by professionals at a rehab center, it can cause devastation to their lives. Problems with addiction are unprecedented and should be curbed early enough.
It is, therefore, the duty of guardians and parents alike to always observe any change of behavior, which could point to an underlying medical issue. Luckily enough for many parents, it is easy to detect these issues in their troubled teens and they can share their own experiences when they were kids
3. Career Issues
As kids grow into responsible adults, they are required to make certain decisions that they will have to live with for the rest of their lives. Career stress arises when a kid is old enough to pick their preferred career.
This could be very challenging for a young one, to the point where they are extremely stressed about it. It is the duty of the parent to identify when this happens, engage the kid in an enlightening discussion that is supposed to allow them to have an open mindset
4. Relationship Issues
Due to the naivety of kids, as they grow up, they will most likely take matters too seriously. They are easily affected by issues in their relationships as they are unable to control their emotions. In order for them to be able to overcome such emotional meltdowns, they need quality advice from adults in their lives.
A parent should ensure that they earn the trust of their kids, such that they easily disclose what is happening in their lives. They should encourage their kids to be open on all relationship matters, whereby they then have a chance of giving quality advice whenever it is needed.
