Comments on: Parenting Exhaustion, Teen Rebellion, and Thoughts from Your Peers http://pleasestoptherollercoaster.com/blog/2010/04/26/parenting-exhaustion-teen-rebellion-and-thoughts-from-your-peers/ Tips and Tools for Successfully Parenting your Teen Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:39:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jean-F Rodrigues http://pleasestoptherollercoaster.com/blog/2010/04/26/parenting-exhaustion-teen-rebellion-and-thoughts-from-your-peers/comment-page-1/#comment-2836 Jean-F Rodrigues Wed, 19 May 2010 19:30:52 +0000 http://pleasestoptherollercoaster.com/blog/?p=1277#comment-2836 Parenting teens can be exhausting Hi Sue I could not agree more with the title and with what you had to say, I have two children a boy an girl. My son is in his 20's now but my daughter is now turning 18. Who would have guess that quite a lot of the time teenagers can be more draining than young babies and children. The amount of mental effort required to deal with teenagers, can feel like more effort than running after a toddler because they won't put a nappy on or because they have grabbed something that you know they're going to break if you don't stop them. Can you tell me does being a worn out parent ever stop. I enjoyed reading your blog and look forward to reading some more. http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Reluctant-Mr-Mum/109787019063075 Parenting teens can be exhausting

Hi Sue

I could not agree more with the title and with what you had to say, I have two children a boy an girl. My son is in his 20’s now but my daughter is now turning 18. Who would have guess that quite a lot of the time teenagers can be more draining than young babies and children. The amount of mental effort required to deal with teenagers, can feel like more effort than running after a toddler because they won’t put a nappy on or because they have grabbed something that you know they’re going to break if you don’t stop them. Can you tell me does being a worn out parent ever stop. I enjoyed reading your blog and look forward to reading some more.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Reluctant-Mr-Mum/109787019063075

]]> By: Ronda Wada http://pleasestoptherollercoaster.com/blog/2010/04/26/parenting-exhaustion-teen-rebellion-and-thoughts-from-your-peers/comment-page-1/#comment-2817 Ronda Wada Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:50:44 +0000 http://pleasestoptherollercoaster.com/blog/?p=1277#comment-2817 Sue, you hit it on the head with this one! "I wanted to rebel, but my mom wouldn't let me" In my experience, the tighter we hold on the more suffering we can create on both sides. This is a time that they are compelled to assert their independence and explore their own identities. As parents, if we don't provide some space for them to do it safely, they will do it some other way. Give them a little elbow room and suddenly they may not need to pull away so hard. Happy Parenting! Sue, you hit it on the head with this one! “I wanted to rebel, but my mom wouldn’t let me” In my experience, the tighter we hold on the more suffering we can create on both sides. This is a time that they are compelled to assert their independence and explore their own identities. As parents, if we don’t provide some space for them to do it safely, they will do it some other way. Give them a little elbow room and suddenly they may not need to pull away so hard. Happy Parenting!

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