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What Adults don’t get about a Teenagers Need for Independence

Who doesn’t like to go out with their friends on weekends and have a good time?

I know I do and so do the majority of other teenagers. But going out with the permission of your parents is getting harder and harder to do.
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Obstacles like having parents trust us while we’re out, earning independence, and the necessity of independence as a teen gets older cause endless arguments
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that result with nothing more than grounding and an even less chance of getting an opportunity to go out

anytime soon. P First off, trust is so important in allowing kids to go out.

Parents have no idea what we’re doing when we go out and are forced to trust that we will make the right decisions.

Even if kids are well behaved parents always have that doubt in the back of their mind telling them we could be doing something wrong.

Obviously the worries from parents are understandable but there comes a time when you have to realize that you’ve

taught your kid what they need to be safe and their choices are in their hands.

No offense, but odds are teenagers are going to make the choice they want whether it’s right or wrong.

What you can do as a parent is make sure your teens understand both situations and the consequences that could come so that they

are prepared to make the right decisions on their own without an adult over their shoulders.

Teenagers can’t earn trust without an opportunity when they can be tested. P Once you got the trust from your parents you get to go out right…? Wrong!

Now you have to prove you can be an adult by making adult decisions and taking on adult responsibilities.

That’s right you guessed it, that means getting a job, finishing all your chores, and making sure homework and anything else important is done before you’re ready to go out.

Plus, you have to be able to support all your fun which includes gas money, spending/shopping money, and any extra cash for emergencies or whatever.

Compared to all these responsibilities and costs, sitting at home doesn’t seem that bad.

At least that’s what parents think but kids won’t give up.

Honestly parents, a job a couple days a week and a few more chores doesn’t bother us if in the end it will get us closer to some independence. P You would think that after taking on responsibility and having the trust you can go out.

Nope, but this last reason parents can’t ignore or deny.

It’s the fact that independence is a necessity as teenagers get older.

Kids are going to be out more with school activities, jobs, friends, sports, clubs, camps etc.

Having children with the intention of keeping them locked up forever is ludicrous.

It’s human nature to want to go out, spread our wings, and learn things that our parents may not be able to teach us.

Independence is inevitable as a child gets older and it’s time for parents to face the facts.

Instead of worrying, parents should help their kids become more independent things like sending them to camps, teaching

them to do their own things around the house, and letting them make their own safe mistakes help both parties to separate a little and allow a little more independence. P After making a few mistakes with my own independence, I realized the point to the process of earning and deserving independence but my eyes were also opened to how much parents hold on to that and how they fail to recognize when the time is right for kids to be let out on their own to witness things for themselves.

I realized my mistakes but was tired of the hassle from my parents of me always doing something wrong just because I’ve messed up before.

Instead of ignoring my problem I went through the process of earning my parents trust, taking on responsibility,

and growing and proving that I deserve the freedom to go out.

This not only helped me to grow and become more mature as a young adult but it also helped my parents to understand where I’m coming from on the issue of my independence.

I may not have as much independence as I would like, but I’m working more and more everyday so my parents and I can be on the same page and understand each others opinions.
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