How To Have a Healthier Relationship With Your Parents
- October 26, 2009
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Andrew Martin
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Take responsibility in your relationship with your parents, and convince them you are as mature as you know you are.
You Will Need
- Appreciation
- Communication skills
- Humor
- Independence
- Personal responsibility
Step 1: Appreciate your parents
Appreciate your parents for all they have done. Ask them questions about their lives so that you can objectively see them as people, not just as your mom and dad.
Step 2: Picture others
Picture them as other adults, and conduct yourself appropriately as you would in any other social situation.
Step 3: Take a friendly tone
Adopt a friendly tone and explore subjects beyond the family dynamic. Don’t judge their intelligence or their motives.
Do unto your parents as you would have them do unto you.
Step 4: Communicate clearly
Communicate clearly and share your feelings. Demonstrate mature concern and honesty, and avoid immature temper tantrums.
Step 5: Maintain humor
Maintain your sense of humor and don’t take on whatever guilt you feel they project toward you.
Step 6: Avoid asking for things
If you’re not living under their roof, avoid asking for their advice unless you intend to use it, or for their money unless you can pay it back.
If you are living at home, cooperate with parental rules if you want your opinions to be taken seriously. Defying them will not get you what you want.
Step 7: Take responsibility
Take responsibility for yourself without shifting blame, and listen to your parents’ concerns.
Did you know? As many as 450,700 missing children each year are runaways.
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Comments (2)
Thanks for sharing.
over 2 years ago by alexnobre
pretty helpful
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